Here's why Lufthansa flight to Hyderabad took u-turn mid-air and landed back at Frankfurt airport instead…
On June 15, a Lufthansa flight from Frankfurt to Hyderabad was forced to return back to base mid-air, but no reason was publicly cited. Now, speaking to ANI, the aviation major has clarified that it was not technical, but an administrative issue that led to the u-turn back to Germany.
It was earlier reported that the Rajiv Gandhi International Airport's Air Traffic Control (ATC) received a notification that Flight LH752 was taking a u-turn back to Frankfurt shortly after departure.
The Boeing 787-9 Dreamliner aircraft, took off from Frankfurt at 2.15 pm local time and was originally scheduled to arrive in Hyderabad at 6 am IST today morning, according to flight tracking website FlightAware.
As per the ANI report, the Lufthansa flight was 'forced' to make a u-turn and return to Frankfurt airport on June 15. A spokesperson for the airline told ANI, 'We did not receive a permit to land in Hyderabad and that's why the aircraft took a u-turn and returned.'
(This is a developing story, more updates coming…)
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