In plain English
It means the plane is being sent somewhere else to land. Instead of arriving at the airport originally planned, it will land at a different one.
In context
Here, "diverted" reports that the flight will land at an airport other than the one it was scheduled to reach.
- Situation
- Checking in, passing airport steps, boarding, connections, and flight status
- What it communicates
- reports off-plan destination status for the flight
Meaning limits
By itself, this status does not say why the destination changed or any details beyond the change of landing airport.
Examples
“The morning flight was diverted to Bologna instead of landing in Venice.”
“Hours later, the diverted flight finally touched down in Pisa.”