It’s not unusual for planes to enter holding patterns before they land at their destination. However, you’d typically hope that it’s not for this reason…
The flight departed a bit behind schedule, and only took off at 10:46PM, just under an hour after the scheduled departure time. The plane then climbed up to 37,000 feet, and had a mostly routine flight, until it came time for the descent.
As you’d expect, the pilots were confused, and entered a holding pattern, to figure out what was going on. They then attempted to contact the airport fire department, in hopes that they may be able to look into this. They also didn’t get a response from the air traffic controller, so this was then escalated to the police. In the meantime, the crew was preparing for the possibility of a diversion to Bastia (BIA), 56 miles away.
A great solo travel tip spotted this week on One Mile at a Time.
