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three Tui Plane flies to Barbados U-turn in mid-Atlantic to return to UK starting point after receiving air safety warning U.S. military operations in Venezuela.
Boeing 787 Planes from Birmingham, Gatwick and Manchester returned on Saturday afternoon after being in the air for around four hours. Studying the data from Flightradar24, it appears that a return order was issued at 1.45pm GMT. A few minutes later, all three planes made a 180-degree turn.
The closest plane to the destination was BY830 taking off from Birmingham. When the plane turned back, it was already halfway through the flight. Passengers spent more than eight hours in the air.
Flight BY10 from Gatwick and BY162 from Manchester depart later. When they returned, both were near the Azores.
The decision came after the U.S. Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) issued an emergency “Notam” (notice of air mission) directing aircraft to avoid parts of the Caribbean. U.S. Secretary of Transportation Sean Duffy Posted on X: “Early this morning, in support of the War Department, the FAA restricted airspace over the Caribbean, Venezuela Ensure the safety of the flying public.
“In due course, these airspace restrictions will be lifted. If your flight is affected, please contact your airline directly.
“God bless President Trump and the American military.”
Notam is applied from 6am GMT, well before any Tui The flight is already in the air. It expires at 7pm (GMT) on the same day.
A spokesman for Tui said independent: “The flight has returned to the UK due to a NOTAM in effect regarding Caribbean airspace. Today’s flight is proceeding as planned due to the NOTAM expiring this morning.”
The decision left nearly 1,000 Tui holidaymakers stranded Barbados Looking forward to returning after the Christmas and New Year holidays.
Under air passenger rights rules, passengers whose flights are canceled are entitled to fly to their destination on any airline as soon as possible and to receive necessary meals and hotels.
one virgin airways “With recent geopolitical developments in the region, we are aware that Venezuelan airspace has been impacted. At this time, our operations are not affected. The safety of our customers and crews is always our top priority and we are closely monitoring developments with the relevant authorities,” the spokesperson said.
KLM KLM Caribbean flights to Aruba, Bonaire, Curacao, Barbados, Georgetown, Port of Spain and St. Maarten have been grounded “due to the security situation in Venezuela.”