Travel | Feb 24

300 plane passengers end up landing right where they started after seven-hour nightmare journey

TOKYO, Feb 24 (dailymail.co.uk) - Around 300 plane passengers ended up landing right back where they started after a nightmare seven-hour journey in Japan.

Japan Airlines' flight JL331 was due to depart on a two-hour domestic flight from the Haneda Airport in Tokyo to Fukuoka.

But after setting off, the plane was forced to return to Tokyo after a seven-hour round trip saw them almost reach their final destination - only to be told to turn back.

Flight JL331 was due to take off from Haneda at 6.30pm on Sunday, with a scheduled landing of 8.30pm in Fukuoka.

A last-minute plane switch meant that take-off was delayed for 90 minutes, reported NDTV. ...continue reading

Source: 日テレNEWS

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