A Lufthansa Airbus A380 was forced to return to Germany this Thursday, July 25 2024.

The aircraft (registration D-AIMK) departed Munich, Germany terminal 2, gate L24 to JFK Airport at 14:35 CEST more than 2 hours late.

The flight climbed to 36,000 ft and entered Belgium’s airspace then flew over the UK but the crew decided to turn around over Manchester.

The 10 year-old Airbus A380 returned to Munich due to a technical issue. It landed on runway 08R 3 hours and 10 minutes.

The return flight LH411 is cancelled. The aircraft is now under maintenance check. According to The Aviation Herald, the A380 suffered hydraulic problems.

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Emirates flight #EK6 departed London Heathrow at 22:50 local time, about 35 minutes late.

The Airbus A380 (registration A6-EUU) departed runway 09R but entered a holding pattern at 10,000 ft over The Channel, probably to deal with the issue already.

The flight then went to 32,000 ft altitude but had to stop the climb over France, in Paris FIR.

Due to an operational reason this flight has been delayed and will now operate as EK8006 on 24Jul.

Emirates

The crew decided to turn around to return to London Heathrow. The A380 landed on runway 09L 2 hours after departure.

According to our sources, the aircraft suffered an engine issue.

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