TK45

[Woody]

TK45 scheduled CPT to IST departing 18.00 has spent 90mins ,so far doing sightseeing circuits over Table Bay, guessing that the A330 doesn’t have the ability to dump fuel .

Edit- Must have enough pictures of Robben Island by now

[Capetonian]

Been doing circuits for 135 minutes, now climbing through 13000 feet and heading inland.

[Woody]

Just passing Paarl at fl16

[Capetonian]

Is he now heading for IST? After 2.5 hours at low altitude will.he have enough fuel?

Now levelled out at FL200. Very odd.

[Woody]

Is he now heading for IST? After 2.5 hours at low altitude will.he have enough fuel?

Now levelled out at FL200. Very odd.

Going to take a bloody long time at 350 kts, suspect JNB tech nightstop.

[Capetonian]

That would make sense.

However, something is happening at IST as there's a shedload of flights diverted to ISL which I think is the new code for the old airport, if that makes sense.

[ian16th]

Its track has kinks in it!

Was on a heading of 345. now 70!!!

[ian16th]

Has this caused a coup?

[Woody]

Definitely heading into JNB, but it’s showing as arriving only 35 minutes late into IST tomorrow morning, wonder what they’re going to fuel it with

As an aside saw a SAA A-350 at CPT this evening, operating to JNB, must be crew training, made BA’s 25 year old 747 taking MrsWoody and JuniorWoody back to LHR look a bit sad

[ian16th]

Its being escorted at OR Tambo by ground vehicles!

[Capetonian]

Incident: THY A333 at Cape Town on Jan 2nd 2020, could not retract landing gear
By Simon Hradecky, created Thursday, Jan 2nd 2020 20:22Z, last updated Thursday, Jan 2nd 2020 20:22Z

A THY Turkish Airlines Airbus A330-300, registration TC-JNI performing flight TK-45 from Cape Town (South Africa) to Istanbul (Turkey), was climbing out of Cape Town's runway 19 when the crew was unable to retract the landing gear and stopped the climb at FL080. The aircraft entered a hold to work the checklists and burn off fuel. After about two hours in the hold the aircraft set course to divert to Johannesburg (South Africa), climbed to FL200 at first, later FL220. The aircraft landed safely on Johannesburg's runway 03R about 4:20 hours after departure. The aircraft taxied to the apron with emergency services in trail.

Multiple witnesses on the ground in Cape Town reported the aircraft climbed out with the landing gear remaining extended.

From AV Herald. This does not explain multiple diversions IST>ISL