Virgin Atlantic flight to nowhere from London to US returns to Heathrow after circling for hours | News World

A Virgin Atlantic plane sure for Florida from London was forced to make a U-turn after flying for hours.

Passengers on board the flight VS135 faced a change of plans when their plane to Orlando from Heathrow suddenly turned back despite flying for hours.

The pilot steering the Airbus A350 jet for the Atlantic crossing was forced to tug the move yesterday off the coast of Ireland hours after takeoff.

The whole lot seemed to be so as when the plane accelerated from the UK’s busiest airport at about 12.47pm and headed west towards Ireland and the open ocean.

The plane was cruising at 36,000 ft when it suddenly made a pointy turn back towards the Irish coast.

It then made six circles off the coast of Dingle before zooming north where it made another lap before heading back towards the UK.

Passengers got off shortly before 6pm when the plane touched down at Heathrow airport.

Virgin Atlantic has now revealed what happened on board the plane and why it returned.

The explanation was a ‘minor technical issue,’ the airline told Metro.

Aviation safety protocols mean that pilots is not going to start a protracted oceanic crossing if there may be even a minor technical or system glitch, in line with experts.

A Virgin Atlantic spokesperson said: ‘Flight VS135 from London Heathrow to Orlando on Monday July 13 returned to London Heathrow because of a minor technical issue and was subsequently cancelled.

‘We sincerely apologise for the inconvenience caused to our customers.

‘The protection and security of our customers and crew is all the time our top priority.

‘Our teams will probably be involved with all affected customers and are working hard to rebook them onto alternative services as quickly as possible.’

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