[Global Network Report Reporter Li Sa] According to the US Today report on the 7th, after an American airline flight to Naples, Italy was forced to land in Rome due to its large size, passengers on the flight had to take a bus for about 233 kilometers to their destination.
USA Today quoted data from flight tracking website FlightAware, which showed that the Boeing 787-9 Dreamliner took off from Philadelphia, USA at 19:10 pm local time on the 2nd and was originally scheduled to arrive in Naples, Italy at around 9:10 am the next day. A spokesman for American Airlines confirmed to the media on the 7th that the plane was diverted due to "operation restrictions" and finally landed at Rome's Fiumicino Airport at 9:43 am on the 3rd.
Boeing 787-9 Dreamliner Data Picture Source: US media
A spokesperson for American Airlines said in a statement: "Passengers took a bus from Rome Fiumicino Airport to Naples International Airport. We apologize for the interruption of their trip." USA Today introduced that the distance between the airports of the two places is about 233 kilometers, which means passengers have an additional two hours of extra ride.
reported that "American Airlines may have sent the wrong plane." According to historical data from FlightAware, American airlines usually send Boeing 787-8 passenger planes to fly the route. It is not clear why the larger Boeing 787-9 passenger planes were sent to fly the flight that day.
The report also stated that the Boeing 787-9 may have been diverted because its requirements for rescue and fire service levels (RFFS) are different from those of the 787-8. According to Boeing's documents, the 787-8 model is small enough to land at an airport with level 8 RFFS requirements, while the Boeing 787-9 requires level 9. Data obtained by Business Insider, which also reported the incident, shows that Naples Airport meets Level 8 RFFS, which means that the Boeing 787-9 aircraft is too large to land here, and "a Boeing 787-8 aircraft can land at Naples International Airport without any problems."
