A scheduled Eurowings flight from Düsseldorf to Tromsø, Norway, had to be canceled over the weekend due to strong winds and diverted back to Germany. The passengers of flight EW9250 spent a total of eight hours in the air before landing back at their point of departure.
The Airbus A320, registration D-ABHG, took off from Düsseldorf Airport at 14:50 p.m. on Saturday and headed for Tromsø as scheduled. However, while approaching its destination, the airport reported wind speeds of up to 48 knots (88 km/h), exceeding the aircraft's maximum operating limits. An initial diversion attempt took the aircraft to Rovaniemi, Finland, where it remained grounded for about an hour. A second attempt to approach Tromsø failed due to winds still too strong at 41 knots (75 km/h).
The crew then decided to return to Düsseldorf for safety reasons. The flight landed back at its departure airport at approximately 22:50 p.m. Eurowings arranged overnight accommodations for the affected passengers or enabled them to return home for a short rest.
On Sunday morning, the plane took off again from Düsseldorf at 101:07 a.m. with 39 passengers—fewer than on the first flight—and finally arrived in Tromsø at 10:59 a.m. This incident wasn't the only weather-related incident: A total of 13 other flights to Tromsø had to be canceled on Saturday. Eurowings emphasized that the safety of passengers and crew is always its top priority.
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