G-VCRU Virgin Atlantic Boeing 787-9 Dreamliner

            On the evening of Thursday 4th January, Virgin Atlantic G-VCRU "Olivia-Rae" operating flight VS385 / VIR385E from The Maldives "Male" MLE to London Heathrow Airport LHR detected a technical issue, and with high winds that evening at London Heathrow and Gatwick, it diverted to Stansted that evening. 
Passengers disembarked here and were given road transport back to Heathrow so engineers could fix the problem overnight

Taken Airside whilst I had some spare time the following morning, I was able to take some photos from my phone whilst it was preparing for departure back to London Heathrow from Stansted Airport in Essex, empty as VIR385 after diverting the night before. Overnight, the problem got rectified and she graced the skies once again. That afternoon on the 5th January, it flew to Austin, Texas as VS231 / VIR231E

It is rare for Virgin Atlantic to visit Stansted Airport, so it was nice to see her on my shift on that day compared to the usual 737-800's I'm used to as well as Airbus A320 and A321's... despite the circumstances of it's arrival the night before!

Taken on: January 5, 2024

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Camera: Apple iPhone 14 Pro Max, f/1.8, 1/710 sec, 6.9mm, ISO 80 (more info) (hide info)

Camera:	Apple iPhone 14 Pro Max
Lens:	iPhone 14 Pro Max back triple camera 6.86mm f/1.78
Aperture:	f/1.8
Exposure Time:	0.001 sec (1/710)
Focal Length:	6.9mm
ISO:	80
Exposure Bias:	0 EV
Flash:	Off, Did not fire
Exposure Program:	Program AE
Exposure Mode:	Auto
Metering Mode:	Multi-segment
White Balance:	Auto
Color Space:	sRGB
Software:	Pixelmator 3.1.5
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