TRIP REPORT | Volotea Boeing 717-200 CAG-AOI | V71550 [UNUSUAL APPROACH]

Join me on this flight from Cagliari to Ancona with the Spanish low-cost airline Volotea, onboard one of their Boeing 717s. On this flight I had a seat at one of the last rows of the airplane, meaning there was not only a good view of the wing, but also a very good view of the engine - not to mention the engine sound! A nice late afternoon flight with a fairly light load factor and perfect flying conditions, and Volotea made a better impression this time compared to my flight to Cagliari three days earlier: while I still think the lack of seat pockets is annoying and the menu prices are a bit high, the crew on this flight was friendlier and the BOB croissant was better than the sandwiches I had on the outbound flight. The approach into AOI on the other hand was kind of interesting: we were placed in a holding pattern and had to circle over the Adriatic Sea three times, which is unusual at such a small airport. Turns out there was a Blue Panorama 737-400 (operated by Air Horizont), registration 9H-GTC which made an emergency landing in Ancona due to a cracked windshield - I'm assuming this was the reason why we were placed in a holding pattern; that the authorities took the decision to momentarily close the airport so that they could concentrate on that airplane. I hope you enjoy the video; comments are welcome, also don't forget to like & subscribe. Date: Tuesday, July 17, 2018 Some details about the flight: Aircraft info: *Type: Boeing 717-2BL *Registration: EI-FBM *Construction number: 55192 *Line number: 5152 *First flight: January 2006 *Delivered: July 3, 2013 (previously in service with Midwest Airlines and MexicanaClick) *My seat: 22A Flight info: *Scheduled departure time: 17:25 *Scheduled arrival time: 18:45 *Scheduled flight time: 1h 20m *Punctuality: on-time, though we landed some 20 minutes behind schedule because of the holding pattern we were placed into *Cruising altitude: 34000 feet