The flight departed as usual and I had just finished the l'Oasis western meal when the flight attendant delivered the bad news with my cup of Blue Mountain.
We were roughly near Khabarovsk before the flight turned back, and the aircraft had to dump more or less all of its tank in order to come back to Narita. What a waste!
The flight attendants could not have been any more apologetic - I don't think I've heard so many apologies with profuse head bowing in such a short space of time. Arrived back in Narita at 5:00pm and flight will now depart at 8pm.
I will also miss my connecting flight FRA-LCY since I suspect I will arrive in Frankfurt at some OMG-o'clock (copyright KeithMEL ) if we depart at 8pm, so I hope they have a decent hotel waiting for me in Frankfurt!
Will include all the details in the trip report but just an interesting experience since it's my first ever diversion/return. The ill passenger seemed okay by the time he got off the aircraft which is good.
PS. How exactly do you eat JPY 5000's worth of food in the airside area in NRT? Bearing in mind I had just eaten the 6-course western meal merely 3 hours before? I ended up ordering an Una-juu and leaving behind most of the rice, as well as four big prawn tempuras. Still only came to JPY3900...
We were roughly near Khabarovsk before the flight turned back, and the aircraft had to dump more or less all of its tank in order to come back to Narita. What a waste!
The flight attendants could not have been any more apologetic - I don't think I've heard so many apologies with profuse head bowing in such a short space of time. Arrived back in Narita at 5:00pm and flight will now depart at 8pm.
I will also miss my connecting flight FRA-LCY since I suspect I will arrive in Frankfurt at some OMG-o'clock (copyright KeithMEL ) if we depart at 8pm, so I hope they have a decent hotel waiting for me in Frankfurt!
Will include all the details in the trip report but just an interesting experience since it's my first ever diversion/return. The ill passenger seemed okay by the time he got off the aircraft which is good.
PS. How exactly do you eat JPY 5000's worth of food in the airside area in NRT? Bearing in mind I had just eaten the 6-course western meal merely 3 hours before? I ended up ordering an Una-juu and leaving behind most of the rice, as well as four big prawn tempuras. Still only came to JPY3900...
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