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Ghana Bans A Delta Boeing 767 (Yes, Just One)

Ghana Bans A Delta Boeing 767 (Yes, Just One)

  * Ben Schlappig
  * August 22, 2022
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It's not every day that you see an aviation authority ban one
specific jet from operating passenger flights to a country, but
that's exactly what we're seeing here. First let's talk about the
background of this incident, and then we'll talk about what
authorities in Ghana are demanding.

In this post:

  * Delta's controversial New York to Accra diversion
  * Ghana bans Delta Boeing 767-300 from flying to Accra
  * Bottom line

Delta's controversial New York to Accra diversion

Delta Air Lines' service to Accra has been getting quite a bit of
media attention in Ghana in recent weeks. This all involves the
carrier's New York (JFK) to Accra (ACC) route.

The issue started on July 24, 2022, when DL156 from New York to Accra
was canceled, because the airline was short on pilots to operate the
route. Many passengers complained the airline did a poor job taking
care of passengers.

The next day (July 25, 2022), Delta arranged a replacement flight for
these passengers, DL9923. The flight was operated by a roughly 25
year old Boeing 767-300 with the registration code N195DN.

Unfortunately there was a mechanical issue that was discovered after
takeoff, as the plane allegedly had a fuel imbalance. Well over two
hours after takeoff, while over the Atlantic, the decision was made
to return to New York out of an abundance of caution. In the end the
plane operated a nearly five hour flight to nowhere.

[DL-Diversion-1]Delta's New York to Accra flight diverted

But there's more to the story, when it comes to this specific plane.
The day prior, this exact Boeing 767 was scheduled to fly from New
York to Prague, and also ended up returning to New York shortly after
takeoff.

So the same Boeing 767 diverted to New York two days in a row on
transatlantic flights due to mechanical issues. That's not a great
look, to put it mildly.

[DL-Diversion-2]Delta's New York to Prague flight also diverted

There's even more to the story. On July 31, 2022, the same exact
aircraft once again flew from New York to Accra, landing without
incident on August 1, 2022. However, the plane had a mechanical issue
on departure once again, and the flight ended up being canceled. The
plane ended up flying to Atlanta two days later, on August 3, and was
then on the ground for three days after that.

Ghana bans Delta Boeing 767-300 from flying to Accra

The Ghana Civil Aviation Authority (GCAA) has just banned the Delta
Boeing 767-300 involved in the above incident from operating flights
to Ghana. According to a statement from the GCAA:

    "With immediate effect, Delta Air Lines is being advised not to
    dispatch the B767-332 with registration number N195DN for flights
    to Accra."

Authorities in Ghana thinks that Delta hasn't done enough to
investigate what's wrong with the aircraft, so the country doesn't
want this Boeing 767 flying to Accra anymore.

But here's the kicker -- the nail in the coffin for this plane was
"the events" of August 13, 2022. This exact same Boeing 767 had once
again been dispatched to Accra. As the GCAA described it, while
operating from New York to Accra, the plane "was forced to return to
gate due to a technical problem." It's stated that "a team of Ghana
Civil Aviation Authority (GCAA) inspectors were tasked to conduct an
investigation or the circumstances surrounding this occurrence."

So, what happened on August 13? Indeed the New York to Accra flight
was delayed. It departed New York 2hr33min late, and landed in Accra
1hr53min late.

While this was seemingly more minor than the initial two incidents, I
guess the GCAA is using some kind of a "three strikes" rule.

[Delta-767]Ghana has banned a specific Delta 767 from flying to the
country

Bottom line

One specific Delta Boeing 767 has been banned from Ghana, following a
diversion on the New York to Accra flight in late July. In fairness,
that diversion wasn't a good look, as the same Delta Boeing 767
returned to New York while operating transatlantic flights two days
in a row. Then roughly a week later, the plane had yet another issue
on a flight to Ghana.

The plane then operated to Ghana again a couple of weeks after that,
and had a mild delay. Apparently that was what pushed authorities in
Ghana over the edge.

The concept of banning one specific jet from operating to a country
is something you don't often see. This seems like an odd punishment
for Delta. At the same time, it seems like maybe this plane does need
some serious TLC in maintenance?

What do you make of Ghana banning a specific Delta 767?

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 1. [ava]
    dave Guest
    August 26, 2022, 11:47 am

    Alain Bellmare, please get on top of this right away

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    Jim Guest
    August 26, 2022, 10:11 am

    Maybe this is what is needed. Track aircraft that keep failing
    and disallow them int oa country. Probably a good time for
    authorities to question airline management and work practices,
    watch the track records.

    Certainly the FAA cannot be trusted to do such things correctly.

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 3. [ava]
    Roger Guest
    August 26, 2022, 7:59 am

    Good for Ghana as the US FAA authorities are always on other
    countries cases when it comes to safety and security issues, they
    always believe themselves to be superior.
    I applaud Ghanas Civil Aviation to have the courage to take
    action such as this .

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 4. [ava]
    Leigh Guest
    August 26, 2022, 7:22 am

    Don't Even Leave The Airport = DELTA

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    Rich Bauer Guest
    August 26, 2022, 6:56 am

    Good for Ghana! While maintenance may not be lax or in violation,
    the airline attitude of fly older planes without increased
    testing and inspections ("increased" as in "more thorough") is a
    focus on money, not reputation or customer service. Maybe I'm
    biased since I waited yesterday at airport to see if a flight got
    away (ended up two hour delay).

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 6. [ava]
    Jackson Franco Guest
    August 26, 2022, 6:39 am

    Atlanta native here. Life is SO much better now that we have
    actually banned all of Delta jets from our lives. We fly Spirit,
    Frontier and Southwest out of ATL and are happier than ever.

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 7. [ava]
    Paul Guest
    August 25, 2022, 10:51 am

    Yes, banning this specific arcraft is the right step. DL should
    be aware that pax's safety and security are very important. Even
    if it means taking out this aircraft and changing it with a safer
    one. No one wants pax voting with their feet and losing business.

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 8. [ava]
    Junaid Bholat Guest
    August 24, 2022, 5:33 pm

    Good decision on banning the aircraft. Safety always comes first
    ad it seems like Delta didn't do it's part.

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 9. [ava]
    Roger Adams Guest
    August 23, 2022, 9:11 pm

    I wouldn't want to travel on that plane, seems it needs some
    work.

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10. [ava]
    SkepticFlyer Guest
    August 23, 2022, 5:49 pm

    Wow given Delta's decrepit fleet, dubious maintenance, and rash
    of landing misadventures in the last several years, I'm not sure
    I'd put my worst enemy on one of their flights. Pair that with
    Air Chance's total absence of stick/rudder skills and crew
    resource management...SkyTeam is really not thriving.

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11. [ava]
    Fra fal Guest
    August 23, 2022, 4:26 pm

    And that's by far the best Airline in the US... I cannot even
    imagine how bad are the others

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12. [ava]
    Corbett Guest
    August 23, 2022, 1:19 pm

    To think, Delta used to lead the industry in MRO, including for
    industry rivals!

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13. [ava]
    Askantwi Guest
    August 23, 2022, 12:25 pm

    They are absolutely right in their decision. You don't wait for a
    disaster before saying "Had I known". Prevention always better
    than cure that could be too late. Black life's matter too. Why
    don't they run that plane from JFK to Heathrow?

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     1. [ava]
        Steve Case Guest
        August 23, 2022, 3:36 pm

        They run that plane all over the place, inside the US and to
        "white" European cities. Go to FlightAware and search N195DN.
        That will show you how misguided your comment is.

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     2. [ava]
        GLCTraveler Member
        August 24, 2022, 2:54 pm

        That was a stuuuuuuuuuuuuuuupid thing to say!! 8-)

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14. [ava]
    Nunyabiz727 Guest
    August 23, 2022, 11:57 am

    Amazing some uneducated people call Racism nowadays..... Ghana
    needs to pay attention to their own aviation industry.

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     1. [ava]
        Afriyie Guest
        August 23, 2022, 12:31 pm

        Are you saying that passengers should pay attention to their
        inability to own their own cars? Their life's don't matter
        becos their aviation industry isn't up to par? Think again.

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     2. [ava]
        Nunyabiz727 Guest
        August 23, 2022, 1:40 pm

        What does that even mean? youre trying to make an issue where
        there is no issue.

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        Roger Guest
        August 26, 2022, 8:04 am

        Really that is the answer you give ? USA FAA always thinking
        they are superior in their maintenance it has been proven
        already they are slacking of. So now that another country
        takes action, you point a finger at them ?

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15. [ava]
    Jason Dorman Guest
    August 23, 2022, 10:45 am

    They need to ban all 767 from flying there. Delta does a POOR JOB
    with their attention to African destinations. The 350 should be
    Flown into the continent. Customers spend way too much money to
    receive crappy equipment. They would never do that to Europe and
    Asia. Africa and South America gets the crappy planes and poor or
    limited meal service. Shame on you Delt

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     1. [ava]
        Guest Guest
        August 23, 2022, 10:05 pm

        Delta flies the A350 daily ATL-JNB and will add 3x weekly
        A350 service ATL-CPT in the fall.
        As for South America, ATL-SCL are currently served by A350s
        as well.

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     2. [ava]
        Guest Guest
        August 24, 2022, 12:24 pm

        Umm. Delta flies the 767 to many, many destinations in
        Europe. Including this specific aircraft.

        https://flightaware.com/live/flight/N195DN

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     3. [ava]
        GLCTraveler Member
        August 24, 2022, 2:59 pm

        Another stuuuuuuuuuuuuuupid statement!!! 8-)
        You and Askantwi must be related.?

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16. [ava]
    Koggerj Guest
    August 23, 2022, 10:26 am

    The airplane is racist

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17. [ava]
    RSP Guest
    August 23, 2022, 9:39 am

    Their country their rules.

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18. [ava]
    Nana Danquah Guest
    August 23, 2022, 8:52 am

    This is good news for Ghanaians and all the passengers .I fly
    with delta all the time and this problems and few others happen
    all the time .I was living Ghana on June 17th 2022 the flight was
    supposed to live 11:45 pm but we end up living 1 Am .because of
    technical issues and this pilot always lie to us about the real
    issues they don't tell us what the issue is but says...

    This is good news for Ghanaians and all the passengers .I fly
    with delta all the time and this problems and few others happen
    all the time .I was living Ghana on June 17th 2022 the flight was
    supposed to live 11:45 pm but we end up living 1 Am .because of
    technical issues and this pilot always lie to us about the real
    issues they don't tell us what the issue is but says someone
    flush some baby diaper in the toilet and that's why they have to
    stay late and remove it and some crab
    It's time Our leaders have to stand up for the country ,Delta
    will not fly this crazy plane to UK because they respect their
    authorities there
    It's time to change and give us a newer and better plane [?] Fly
    us rather than the Ghost plane ,thank God nothing happened to
    anyone .God bless us all .

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     1. [ava]
        Sean M. Diamond
        August 23, 2022, 9:35 am

        Ironically, the exact plane that is banned from Ghana
        (N195DN) flew to Edinburgh in the UK last night. So much for
        that theory...

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19. [ava]
    Bagoly Guest
    August 23, 2022, 5:23 am

    One can see this as inline with the EU261 - "stop scheduling
    over-ambitiously".

    The FAA could usefully develop this idea: "if an aircraft has
    more than three mechanical issues causing a delay of more than
    two hours each within thirty days, then any further such delay
    within the following thirty days incurs a fine of USD250k.
    i.e. if there's a problem, investigate and fix it properly.
    One would also need: Any victimisation/pressure on...

    One can see this as inline with the EU261 - "stop scheduling
    over-ambitiously".

    The FAA could usefully develop this idea: "if an aircraft has
    more than three mechanical issues causing a delay of more than
    two hours each within thirty days, then any further such delay
    within the following thirty days incurs a fine of USD250k.
    i.e. if there's a problem, investigate and fix it properly.
    One would also need: Any victimisation/pressure on pilots and
    mechanics to not report gets a fine of a least one week's group
    revenue.

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     1. [ava]
        Sean M. Diamond
        August 23, 2022, 6:11 am

        If only there was a way to magically snap your fingers and
        "fix it properly".

        An issue like this involves troubleshooting and that often
        means trial and error. Fuel balance issues don't usually
        occur on shorter flights because the quantity of fuel on
        board is a lot less, so it is inevitable that such snags
        recur only when the aircraft is dispatched transatlantic
        despite the best efforts of the maintenance team.

        I don't doubt...

        If only there was a way to magically snap your fingers and
        "fix it properly".

        An issue like this involves troubleshooting and that often
        means trial and error. Fuel balance issues don't usually
        occur on shorter flights because the quantity of fuel on
        board is a lot less, so it is inevitable that such snags
        recur only when the aircraft is dispatched transatlantic
        despite the best efforts of the maintenance team.

        I don't doubt that Delta is doing everything they can to sort
        this out - after all the airline is the entity that suffers
        most when flights are delayed and cancelled. They however
        need to communicate what they are doing to GCAA to satisfy
        them that it is not being swept under the carpet.

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     2. [ava]
        Jake Guest
        August 23, 2022, 10:43 pm

        First thing, Delta should be embarrassed of their own actions
        here and should of grounded this plane for emergency repairs
        from the start. To continue to make the same mistake over and
        over again, making it necessary for another country to BAN it
        from entering its air space, the CEO should resign
        immediately. Second, Are you actually suggesting the airline
        should play trial and error with a plane full of passengers?
        At the potential cost of their lives?

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     3. [ava]
        Sean M. Diamond
        August 24, 2022, 4:38 am

        I'm not suggesting anything. I'm saying that repairs to
        aircraft are almost always "trial and error" in situations
        like this - a failure that is next to impossible to recreate
        on ground. You fix something as per the troubleshooting guide
        and then you wait and see if the problem occurs again. If it
        does, you look at a different possible system and try that
        instead. And so forth till you get the right one.

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     4. [ava]
        LucaA Guest
        August 24, 2022, 8:47 pm

        I don't know if what you state is true, and I have no
        experience in airplane maintenance, but this seems a bit
        scary to me as an engineer. Usually, when we troubleshoot an
        issue, we follow a few steps to isolate the problem and
        identify the root cause. Writing RCAs procedure is something
        pretty well documented. To be clear, you don't just replace
        the first system in the list and call it a day. You...

        I don't know if what you state is true, and I have no
        experience in airplane maintenance, but this seems a bit
        scary to me as an engineer. Usually, when we troubleshoot an
        issue, we follow a few steps to isolate the problem and
        identify the root cause. Writing RCAs procedure is something
        pretty well documented. To be clear, you don't just replace
        the first system in the list and call it a day. You check all
        the involved systems that could cause a specific fault, and
        you measure if the system is behaving according to specs or
        not. Sure, it sometimes happens that certain issues are not
        reproducible during the troubleshooting process, but if an
        issue repeats two times after being fixed according to the
        published checklist, we run deeper investigations until we
        find the cause and we update the troubleshooting checklist.
        And this is the normal process for websites where the worst
        it could happen is the company losing some money if things go
        wrong... That these standard engineering processes are not
        applied on airplanes, where if things go wrong, people die,
        is troublesome. So I hope you were just simplifying trying to
        defend Delta...

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    iamhere Guest
    August 22, 2022, 11:04 pm

    Who cares. They are banning an aircraft not an airline or route.
    In fact it makes sense. They don't want this plane to arrive and
    then have a problem for them to deal with there.

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        Lawrence Guest
        August 23, 2022, 5:42 am

        This Airline always sends the much newer and well maintained
        planes to Europe but sends the old, dirty, and
        I'll-maintained ones to Ghana. This is a gross disrespect to
        Ghanaians. The entire company has to be banned as a deterrent
        to the other airlines. Yes, we are black but we have the same
        color of blood as any other person

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     2. [ava]
        Sean M. Diamond
        August 23, 2022, 6:15 am

        @Lawrence - Do you really believe that somewhere in Delta HQ
        there is a group saying "we need to find an old plane to keep
        around just so we can disrespect Ghanaians"?

        This same aircraft has flown to Prague, Edinburgh and Lisbon
        in the past week. Has it suddenly become "well maintained"
        and "newer"?

        Your ignorance and persecution complex is showing. Chill.

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        Juraj Guest
        August 23, 2022, 6:21 am

        Since July 5th, this particular ("old, dirty,
        ill-maintained") 763 reg. N195DN flew to:
        Edinburgh, Los Angeles, San Diego, Atlanta, Orlando,
        Anchorage, Lagos, Barcelona, Prague, Bogota, Reykjavik, Sao
        Paulo and Lisbon.
        But sure, it's a gross disrespect to Ghanians... I'm also
        sure Delta has a list of nations to offend - judging by
        frequency, Scots, Icelanders and Czechs are top of that list.

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        Gabriel Camarda Guest
        August 23, 2022, 4:14 pm

        What a biased statement. Get the information and FACKS before
        making such an ignorant comment.

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21. [ava]
    Queensland Adu Guest
    August 22, 2022, 10:33 pm

    Safety for passengers and the metal has always been Delta's #1
    and would always be regardless. Delta takes it seriously and go
    above and beyond to make customers happy. If the technical issues
    experienced was beyond their control I'm 100% sure the decision
    made to fly would have been different. Hey, Ghana, you should be
    grateful that you have such company as Delta operating For those
    who are unhappy, please talk to your government to...

    Safety for passengers and the metal has always been Delta's #1
    and would always be regardless. Delta takes it seriously and go
    above and beyond to make customers happy. If the technical issues
    experienced was beyond their control I'm 100% sure the decision
    made to fly would have been different. Hey, Ghana, you should be
    grateful that you have such company as Delta operating For those
    who are unhappy, please talk to your government to buy their own
    aircraft and operate their own airline and see how far they csn
    manage and maintain the service...just a suggestion. Delta, thank
    you so much for your years of exceptional service to Accra. May
    the Almighty always protect your crew, metal and the passengers
    you carry.
    Love Delta passenger !!!!

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        Sean M. Diamond
        August 23, 2022, 6:18 am

        Delta is not infallible. There are legitimate safety concerns
        here about a specific aircraft and a recurrent snag, and the
        regulator is doing its job by requesting detailed information
        about remedial action taken.

        Delta is not used to dealing with hands on regulators like
        this, so I can easily see that they delayed responding to
        this request. That doesn't mean they were operating unsafely
        or that GCAA was overreaching. It just means that the two...

        Delta is not infallible. There are legitimate safety concerns
        here about a specific aircraft and a recurrent snag, and the
        regulator is doing its job by requesting detailed information
        about remedial action taken.

        Delta is not used to dealing with hands on regulators like
        this, so I can easily see that they delayed responding to
        this request. That doesn't mean they were operating unsafely
        or that GCAA was overreaching. It just means that the two
        sides will communicate better now and the issue will
        undoubtedly be resolved imminently.

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        FlyerFlyer Guest
        August 23, 2022, 5:11 pm

        You sound like a paid Delta intern who was ordered to post to
        social media....like a breathing bot!

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22. [ava]
    David Guest
    August 22, 2022, 6:22 pm

    Sounds like the Ghanaian authorities have more common sense than
    Delta.

    Having been to Accra several times in the past year, it is not a
    third world s-hole. In fact I'm going back Friday, but on UA out
    of IAD. No way I'm flying DL.

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    Fed UP Guest
    August 22, 2022, 5:32 pm

    Delta should just cancel their service to Ghana. Then they won't
    have to deal with the issue anymore.

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        Sean M. Diamond
        August 22, 2022, 5:58 pm

        The responsible way to deal with legitimately raised safety
        concerns is to address them and satisfy the regulatory
        authority accordingly, not to cut and run. That's probably
        why you don't run Delta...

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    JonO Guest
    August 22, 2022, 3:24 pm

    They tried something similar with BA a while back - they didn't
    like the older aircraft with less desirable configurations being
    sent their way, but as I understand there just isn't the yield to
    warrant a more "desirable" aircraft/configuration and so BA
    called their bluff and end of story. Honestly I think more people
    should pitch a fit over their Deltas subpar offerings.....even as a
    DM I just can't understand the fanboying over such crap...

    They tried something similar with BA a while back - they didn't
    like the older aircraft with less desirable configurations being
    sent their way, but as I understand there just isn't the yield to
    warrant a more "desirable" aircraft/configuration and so BA
    called their bluff and end of story. Honestly I think more people
    should pitch a fit over their Deltas subpar offerings.....even as a
    DM I just can't understand the fanboying over such crap products
    (ok ok a350 and a smattering of 767s aside).....

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        Creditcrunch Diamond
        August 22, 2022, 3:29 pm

        Not just the aircraft, but they were lobbying BA to move the
        departure terminal from LHR T3 to T5 so passengers would be
        able to use "better facilities", of course it fell on deaf
        ears.

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        F28 Guest
        August 22, 2022, 7:44 pm

        Ba flies an a350-1000 to Accra. So...

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    Sam Rao Guest
    August 22, 2022, 3:23 pm

    No country wants to feel that an airline is flying its shitty
    problem riddled planes to their country.

    Would Delta do that to European countries? Probably not... it's
    really this mentality that they can do this to certain countries.

    Impressed that the aviation authority took a stand before more
    serious problems occur.

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        Gaurav Community Ambassador
        August 22, 2022, 4:18 pm

        Article actually mentions that the same plane was scheduled
        to fly to Prague, i.e. in Europe.

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        dfw88 Guest
        August 22, 2022, 4:43 pm

        At various points this month (August 2022) DL has the 763
        scheduled to Sweden, Iceland, Denmark, Czech Republic, Italy,
        France, Portugal, Belgium, Switzerland, the UK, and Ireland.
        So yes, DL would do this to European countries.

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        FlyerFlyet Guest
        August 23, 2022, 5:15 pm

        Scheduled does not equal flown.

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    DAVID, ACCRA GHANA. Guest
    August 22, 2022, 3:19 pm

    DELTA HAS SHOWN A LOT OF DISRESPECT TOWARDS PASSENGERS ON THIS
    GHANA ROUTE. AS IF THEY DID NOT PAY FOR THEIR FLIGHTS. WHY ASSIGN
    OLD AND TIRED AIRCRAFT CONSTANTLY TO A SPECIFIC ROUTE ? IS DELTA
    NOT SHAMED BY THE FACT THAT ITS COMPETITOR, UNITED AIRLINES HAS
    SO FAR SHOWN GREATER RESPECT FOR THEIR CUSTOMERS IN GHANA BY
    USING MODERN AND GENERALLY RELIABLE AIRCRAFT (787). REMEMBER "THE
    CUSTOMER IS ALWAYS KING"

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     1. [ava]
        Jackson Guest
        August 22, 2022, 3:41 pm

        Well Ghana is a 3rd world country so who cares

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     2. [ava]
        FlyerFlyer Guest
        August 23, 2022, 5:18 pm

        Go back to your off-grid shack and just finish your
        manifesto!

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     3. [ava]
        Zain Guest
        August 23, 2022, 6:57 pm

        Highly inappropriate. Show some respect to your fellow man
        and quit throwing around stereotypes.

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     4. [ava]
        DLPTATL Gold
        August 22, 2022, 4:52 pm

        I'm certain Delta's not showing disrespect to Ghana given all
        of the routes they fly this aircraft type and even this
        specific plane. Having flown on this aircraft type
        frequently, most recently on a domestic route in the US, I
        can tell you it's not a 787, but it fits a need in terms of
        capacity to support frequency of flights. Flying bigger
        aircrafts can often result in decreased frequency if the
        demand isn't there.

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     5. [ava]
        Emily Guest
        August 23, 2022, 12:35 am

        It's a pathetic US-based airline. I don't think you need be
        so worked up. The US3 have a reputation for flying outdated
        junk compared to the rest of the major European and Asian
        airlines. Class and the U.S. are not synonymous.

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27. [ava]
    LEo Diamond
    August 22, 2022, 3:16 pm

    With the statement, is it an "advice" or like a "we don't welcome
    this aircraft"?

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     1. [ava]
        Oliver Guest
        August 23, 2022, 6:34 am

        I remember some kind of same issues a while back. It was
        about the kind of aircraft assigned to Lagos. I don't
        remember if DL was involved, but Nigerian authorities were
        complaining about old 767s being systematically sent for
        Nigerian routes... the same happened in Liberia as well. Some
        African countries tend to be... paranoid. And we all guess why...

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     2. [ava]
        Sean M. Diamond
        August 23, 2022, 7:49 am

        One particular airframe (N195DN) is restricted from operating
        in Ghana airspace until further notice.

        The remainder of the fleet is still able to operate to Ghana,
        but GCAA has requested that they review the deployment of
        "aging" 767s to Ghana at the earliest opportunity.

        First part is perfectly justified. Second part is populist
        fluff intended for the peanut gallery.

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28. [ava]
    Fatty380 Guest
    August 22, 2022, 3:14 pm

    More bans from more countries on Delta's dinosaur 767s would be
    good for everyone. Flew on this POS bird to Prague last June and
    it was just yuck plane.

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29. [ava]
    DAVID, ACCRA GHANA. Guest
    August 22, 2022, 2:54 pm

    AIRLINES SHOULD STOP TREATING PASSENGERS FROM SOME COUNTRIES WITH
    UTTER DISRESPECT AS IF THEY ARE BEING TRANSPORTED FOR FREE!! NO
    !! WHY ALOT A TIRED OLD AIRCRAFT TO A SPECIFIC ROUTE CONSTANTLY
    ?! UNITED AIRLINES ALSO FLIES TO GHANA BUT HAS SHOWN GREAT DEAL
    OF RESPECT TO PEOPLE ON THAT ROUTE USING AIRCRAFT IN GENERALLY
    GOOD CONDITION (787s). ALWAYS REMEMBER, "THE CUSTOMER IS ALWAYS
    KING " EXCUSE ME THEY HAVE PAID FOR THE SERVICES AND DESERVE
    BETTER...

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     1. [ava]
        Never In Doubt Guest
        August 22, 2022, 4:51 pm

        Apparently, sir, your caps lock key is down.

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30. [ava]
    Delta 1 Guest
    August 22, 2022, 2:53 pm

    Ghana is lucky that Delta serves their sorry third-world banana
    republic. If they get too cute, I hope Delta just cuts service as
    a massive screw you to the wannabe Ghanaian aviation authorities.

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     1. [ava]
        Eve Guest
        August 22, 2022, 3:23 pm

        The fact that you have no idea what a third world country or
        banana republic is and liberally using it to describe any
        developing country should be enough for everyone to disregard
        your poorly worded comment

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     2. [ava]
        SusanP Guest
        August 22, 2022, 3:44 pm

        Totally misinformed and idiotic statement. Typical, arrogant
        American.

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     3. [ava]
        Fed UP Guest
        August 22, 2022, 5:34 pm

        Sorry SusanP, but you have no idea of the nationality of the
        author Delta1 is.

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     4. [ava]
        MG Guest
        August 22, 2022, 7:12 pm

        Sue, better cancel your flight to NYC you talked about
        earlier...doggone 'mericans

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     5. [ava]
        Ben Guest
        August 22, 2022, 4:55 pm

        Bit rude. Ghana is one of the most stable and respected
        countries in Africa with a decent economy to boot.

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        jetjock64 Guest
        August 22, 2022, 5:57 pm

        What's worse than a racist? An ignorant racist. 'Nuff said.

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     7. [ava]
        Koggerj Guest
        August 23, 2022, 10:29 am

        Of you're not you're not paying attention.

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     8. [ava]
        Kent Guest
        August 23, 2022, 12:37 am

        I was hoping Delta cancels the service to my country as well.
        What a junk of an airline.

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     9. [ava]
        Vistaro New Member
        August 23, 2022, 2:17 am

        How to show you don't understand Ghana without saying it.

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    10. [ava]
        Koggerj Guest
        August 23, 2022, 10:28 am

        Ghanna is a third world country and as a president Trump once
        said also a shithole

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    11. [ava]
        Abek Larbi-Boakye Guest
        August 23, 2022, 11:00 pm

        And who's doing who a favor here? Ask Delta Authorities the
        revenue they make each day on this route, this aircraft has
        had this fuel imbalance issue since last April and we still
        here with it.Good concerns are being raised now for this
        issue to be addressed, have you ever had the thought of being
        stuck in the air?Maybe you have some magical wings to fly
        thousands of miles but we are less fortunate so...

        And who's doing who a favor here? Ask Delta Authorities the
        revenue they make each day on this route, this aircraft has
        had this fuel imbalance issue since last April and we still
        here with it.Good concerns are being raised now for this
        issue to be addressed, have you ever had the thought of being
        stuck in the air?Maybe you have some magical wings to fly
        thousands of miles but we are less fortunate so let them deal
        with their problems and not portray like Delta is loosing
        embarking on its route to Accra.

        Read more
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    Brian G. Member
    August 22, 2022, 2:49 pm

    This now makes me want to fly on N195DN. :-)

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     1. [ava]
        HkCaGu Guest
        August 22, 2022, 11:24 pm

        But even if you get delayed out of Europe, you'll only get
        $595 compensation based on today's exchange rate. Oh, I guess
        Ghana should established a compensation requirement like
        $6,000 to make sure DL sends in good planes.

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     2. [ava]
        Abek Larbi-Boakye Guest
        August 23, 2022, 11:05 pm

        Lol, very catchy for the pocket I guess, just remember it
        could go sideways and your pockets wouldn't even live to
        taste the notes .

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     3. [ava]
        Yokwyk Guest
        August 26, 2022, 3:10 am

        What's travel, without adventure.....

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32. [ava]
    Happy Flyer Member
    August 22, 2022, 2:45 pm

    It appears from another blog that Ghana has now banned all FL 767
    from flying to Ghana. They want a complete change of aircraft
    type. If I were Delta, I would just pull this specific aircraft
    out of service. Beats having problems with passengers not wanting
    to fly on it.

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     1. [ava]
        Sean M. Diamond
        August 22, 2022, 2:48 pm

        Ghana has not done so. They have merely requested Delta to
        provide them with details of their plans to change the
        aircraft type.

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        Matthew Guest
        August 22, 2022, 3:25 pm

        To be clear, I wrote this was a request from Ghana, not a
        requirement. My story included the full memo.

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33. [ava]
    Sean M. Diamond
    August 22, 2022, 2:39 pm

    In addition the same aircraft reported the same problem on
    arrival on 1 August 2022 in Accra, leading to cancellation of its
    return flight to JFK.

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34. [ava]
    Chandan Bhat Gold
    August 22, 2022, 2:25 pm

    Looking forward to what @Sean M. has to say.

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Never In Doubt Guest
August 22, 2022, 4:51 pm

Apparently, sir, your caps lock key is down.

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dfw88 Guest
August 22, 2022, 4:43 pm

At various points this month (August 2022) DL has the 763 scheduled
to Sweden, Iceland, Denmark, Czech Republic, Italy, France, Portugal,
Belgium, Switzerland, the UK, and Ireland. So yes, DL would do this
to European countries.

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Sean M. Diamond
August 22, 2022, 5:58 pm

The responsible way to deal with legitimately raised safety concerns
is to address them and satisfy the regulatory authority accordingly,
not to cut and run. That's probably why you don't run Delta...

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