Travelers endured a half-day flight to nowhere after their plane u-turned over the Arctic 7 hours into the journey

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An All Nippon Airways Boeing 787-9 takes off from Haneda airport in Tokyo on October 29, 2025.
An ANA Boeing 787 departing Tokyo's Haneda Airport.

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Hide and squeak: Passengers flying to Spain endured a flight to nowhere after a rodent was spotted on board

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Airbus A320NEO aircraft of SAS Connect spotted flying in the air, departing from Amsterdam Schiphol AMS airport.
An SAS Airbus A320neo.

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Trump's hugely anticipated Davos speech looks set for a delay after Air Force One had to turn around

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A view of the plane which will now carry President Trump to Switzerland after Air Force One returned to Joint Base Andrews on January 20, 2026 in Joint Base Andrews, Maryland.
Trump is traveling to Switzerland on a Boeing C-32A, pictured on Tuesday night, instead of his usual Air Force One.

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British Airways passengers from London to Mexico had a 9-hour flight to nowhere when their plane U-turned 150 miles off the coast of Canada

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British Airways Boeing 787 Dreamliner aircraft as seen on final approach flying over the houses of Myrtle avenue in London a famous location for plane spotting, for landing at London Heathrow Airport LHR
A British Airways Boeing 787 Dreamliner.

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A 165-mile journey over the Irish Sea turned into a 2.5-hour flight to nowhere when a storm stopped the plane from landing

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Boeing 737-400 Ryanair aircraft identification code. Planes at Leonardo Da Vinci international airport in Fiumicino. Fiumicino (Italy), August 10st, 2025
A Ryanair Boeing 737.

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A Delta flight from Paris to Minneapolis U-turned after less than 20 minutes in the air

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An Airbus A330-323 from Delta Air Lines takes off from Barcelona airport in Barcelona on March 18, 2025.
A Delta Airbus A330-323 bound for Minneapolis was forced to loop back to Paris minutes after takeoff due to a flap-related mechanical alert.

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United passengers faced an 8-hour flight to nowhere when their plane U-turned midway across the Atlantic

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A United 787 landing in Los Angeles.
The unique routes are possible because United inherited the fifth-freedom rights after acquiring the now-defunct Pan Am's Pacific routes in 1985.

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An American Airlines flight made an emergency landing after the pilots mistakenly thought someone was trying to break into the cockpit

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An American Eagle American Airlines Embraer E175LR takes off from Los Angeles International Airport on January 24, 2025 in Los Angeles, California.
A problem with the plane's intercom and knocking on the cockpit door made the pilots think someone was trying to break in.

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An Airbus A380 from Australia to South Africa took passengers on a 9-hour flight to nowhere after a satellite issue

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Qantas Airbus A380 aircraft as seen flying and landing at London Heathrow Airport LHR.
A Qantas Airbus A380.

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A United flight from Paris to DC had to U-turn to avoid flying across the Atlantic without enough working bathrooms

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A United Airlines Boeing 767 is at London Heathrow Airport in London, United Kingdom, on June 10, 2023.
A United Airlines Boeing 767.

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