Airlines

Passengers spent 2 hours flying in low altitude because the plane took off with too much fuel, reports say

A story claims that after the aeroplane took off with too much fuel, passengers were forced to spend two hours on a jet flying at low altitude. On Sunday evening, the Vueling flight left London Gatwick airport for Rome, Italy. According to reports from the flight-tracking website FlightRadar24, it was actually rerouted back to the UK airport. Data from FlightRadar24 showed that the plane was circling at an altitude between 5,900 feet and 8,000 feet. Nearly two hours later, at at 11:30 p.m., the aircraft touched down once more at Gatwick airport.

Passengers that were there tweeted about the incident. Twitter user Francesco Ricci wrote, After 5 minutes from takeoff, the pilot discovered there was too much gasoline aboard the plane. They’re back in Gatwick now, clearing up the extra fuel. The Vueling flight was mentioned on Twitter by the more than 82,700-followed Flight Emergency account, which claimed the aircraft was “burning fuel just off the south coast for almost an hour” and had to return to the airport due to having too much gasoline onboard.

Flight fuel troubles are only one of the concerns that travellers are dealing with during a busy travel season. The airline confirmed that a fuel imbalance forced a Delta Air Lines plane to do a U-turn last week over the Atlantic Ocean. A Qantas Airways flight’s crew recently had to declare an emergency in order to receive priority landing because the aircraft only had 40 minutes of fuel left.

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Airlines

Lufthansa Group Launches New Summer 2025 Routes Worldwide

With the winter season setting in, Lufthansa Group Airlines is already gearing up for the sunny days ahead by launching its 2025 summer flight schedule, now open for bookings.

Travelers can explore a host of new intercontinental and European destinations with Lufthansa Airlines, Discover Airlines, Austrian Airlines, Swiss International Air Lines, and Edelweiss.

Exciting New Routes
Starting from Frankfurt, Lufthansa introduces a fresh connection to Bydgoszcz in Poland. Meanwhile, Discover Airlines will launch new routes from Frankfurt to Ålesund, Norway, and from Munich to diverse destinations including Windhoek (Namibia), Calgary (Canada), Orlando (USA), and Bodø (Norway).

COMAC Secures $1.5B Regional Jets Order Deal with Hainan Airlines

From Vienna, Austrian Airlines will open new routes to Edinburgh (Scotland), Sylt (Germany), Burgas (Bulgaria), and Harstad-Narvik (Norway). Swiss International Air Lines, operating from Zurich, will offer flights to Niš (Serbia), Montpellier (France), and Heringsdorf (Germany). Edelweiss also adds exciting connections from Zurich to Halifax (Canada), Seattle (USA), Calvi (France), and Terceira in the Azores (Portugal).

More Connectivity Than Ever
Across Lufthansa Group hubs in Germany, Switzerland, Austria, and Belgium, passengers can access over 12,000 weekly flights to more than 300 destinations in over 100 countries.

Air China to Launch COMAC’s C929 in a Bid to Rival Boeing and Airbus

Airbus A380 Returns to Munich
A highlight for Airbus A380 fans, the world’s largest passenger aircraft will again take off from Munich to popular destinations in the United States—Boston, New York (JFK), Washington, Los Angeles—and Delhi in India.

With Lufthansa Group’s expanded routes, travelers have more opportunities than ever to explore North America, Europe, and Africa with ease and convenience next summer.