Overview
- Flights VY1451 from Alicante and VY3975 from Ibiza each attempted to reach Bilbao on Wednesday night and again Thursday morning without completing a landing.
- Passengers remained unable to disembark in Bilbao more than twelve hours after the scheduled arrival times.
- Bilbao’s Loiu airport operations were affected by winds reported above 110 km/h and a coastal red alert.
- The affected aircraft were an Airbus A320-214 on the Alicante route and an Airbus A320-232 on the Ibiza route.
- Barcelona–El Prat served as the operational alternate, where both flights landed after each unsuccessful approach to Bilbao.