Lufthansa A340 Reaches The Atlantic, U-turns Back To Germany

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AeroTime Daily News | December 17, 2019

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Lufthansa A340 reaches the Atlantic, U-turns back to Germany

If long-haul flights were not exhausting enough, passengers on a scheduled Lufthansa flight to New York on December 9, 2019, learned how frustrating the trips can be. Especially when you end up where you started (or somewhere nearby). Having reached the Atlantic, Lufthansa Flight LH404 was forced to turn back to Germany due to an issue with the hydraulics system, but could not land at its point of origin.

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Lufthansa A340 reaches the Atlantic, U-turns back to Germany

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