Austrian Airlines plane turned back on the way to New York

“Following departure of flight OS 087 from Vienna to New York (JFK), a technical error prevented the slats from being retracted, so the aircraft turned back for safety reasons. The aircraft is safe and without incident a little over an hour after take-off landed back in Vienna,” it said.

According to the “Austrian Wings” portal, the AUA Boeing 767 flew several loops in the Purkersdorf, Mistelbach and Laa an der Thaya areas before the pilots finally positioned themselves for the landing approach and touched down on runway 34. According to AUA “Austrian Wings”, the same flight to New York only had to be canceled on Sunday due to a bird strike.

According to Austrian Airlines, the aircraft was technically checked in the afternoon. “Affected passengers will be rebooked as soon as possible,” the company said in a statement.