diversion to
Frequency: 7.38.1 per million words
Indicates a change of route towards a new destination.
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Examples (10)
- The pilot set the aircraft up for a diversion to the nearest suitable airfield.
- Air traffic control announced a diversion to Manchester due to fog at Heathrow.
- The emergency required an immediate diversion to the closest hospital.
- Flight 247 made an unscheduled diversion to Edinburgh for medical reasons.
- The captain decided on a diversion to Birmingham after engine problems.
- We had to arrange a diversion to the backup facility when the main one failed.
- The storm forced a diversion to an alternative airport in Germany.
- Traffic control authorized the diversion to the secondary runway.
- The airline announced a temporary diversion to Glasgow for refueling.
- Bad weather conditions necessitated a diversion to the nearest safe landing strip.