Iberia flight ‘double diversion’ lands Paris passengers in Luton

Circle game: Path of Iberia IB569, which diverted from Paris twice – first to London Heathrow, then to Luton airport - (Flightradar24)

On a day of severe disruption at some key European airports, perhaps the unluckiest passengers of the day are those aboard Iberia flight IB569 from Madrid to Paris Orly – which made a double-divert before finally ending up in Luton.

The Airbus A321 with around 200 people on board took off from the Spanish capital at 6.57am GMT for what should have been a two-hour flight to Orly airport in Paris. After 96 minutes it entered a holding pattern southwest of the French capital.