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Last Updated:June 16, 2025, 07:13 IST
A Lufthansa flight from Frankfurt to Hyderabad returned mid-air due to lack of landing permission in India. Passengers were given overnight accommodation.
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A Lufthansa flight bound for Hyderabad from Frankfurt was forced to return to its base mid-air on Sunday, after passengers were told it was not permitted to land in India.
Flight LH752, operated by a Boeing 787-9 Dreamliner, departed from Germany around 14.14 local time on Sunday and was scheduled to land at Hyderabad’s Rajiv Gandhi Airport early Monday. Still, flight tracker data showed a diversion a few hours into the flight.
The Rajiv Gandhi Airport’s Air Traffic Control (ATC) received a notification that the aircraft was turning back to Frankfurt shortly after departing Germany.
A passenger on board the flight told the news agency PTI from Frankfurt Airport that they were being provided overnight accommodation as their flight was rescheduled for Monday morning.
“We just landed back in Frankfurt around 15 minutes ago, and all we were told is that Hyderabad hasn’t given permission to land the flight there," said the female passenger en route from the US to visit her mother in Hyderabad.“
“It was a smooth flight, and after about two hours in the air, we were told that we would be returning to Frankfurt. Now at the airport, they are providing us accommodation for the night and have told us that we will fly out tomorrow morning at 10 am on the same flight," she said.
A Frankfurt Airport spokesperson confirmed that LH752 had landed back in Germany.
“We can confirm that there was a return to Frankfurt Airport. For further information, please contact the Federal Police or the airline," the spokesperson said.
Location :Frankfurt, Germany
First Published:News world ‘No Landing Permission’: Hyderabad-Bound Lufthansa Flight Returns To Frankfurt Mid-Air
