A British Airways flight to nowhere circled in the air for 4 hours after its weather monitoring system collapsed
www.businessinsider.com
The flight, from Singapore to London, took off four hours late, circled for four more, then returned to Singapore Changi Airport.
  • @mkwtEnglish
    9•7 months ago

    Max landing weight is substantially lower than max takeoff weight.

    So if you hit a problem right after takeoff, the options are to either fly circles to burn gas or dump the gas, if you have a fuel dump mechanism.