The plane was 90 seconds late. No permission was given for its landing

Passengers will remember the recent flight FR2501 from Gran Canaria to Berlin for a long time. A Ryanair plane that was approaching a German airport on Sunday evening to land suddenly had to take off again at full power. All because of a 90-second delay, which would disturb the night silence in the Berlin port. The machine was directed to Hannover, 250 kilometers away, and passengers had to return to the capital by bus.

German controllers did not allow the plane to land

The situation described by the Aerotelegraph aviation website could happen to any tired traveler. It was Sunday evening, January 5. It was approaching midnight when a Ryanair flight from Gran Canaria, delayed for over an hour, was approaching landing at the airport in the German capital. At exactly 11:59 p.m., when the plane’s altitude was only 410 meters, the pilots received information that landing was forbidden. In a minute, a strict night curfew was to come into force at the capital’s airport, similar to the one that has been in force at the Chopin Airport in Warsaw for years. If the plane had arrived in Berlin just 90 seconds earlier, it would have landed without any disruptions. However, in this situation the crew had to react quickly. Hannover airport, located 250 kilometers away, was chosen as the new destination. However, passengers were not happy with this change.

Returning home at night

Not only was the plane, which was scheduled to land in Berlin at 10:50 p.m., significantly delayed, but the passengers also had to travel for three hours by bus from Hannover. All this in the middle of the night, a few hours before work started on Monday. According to German media, this is not the first time such a bizarre situation has occurred at the national airport. Last summer, a plane returning to Berlin from Alicante was at an altitude of 90 meters from the tarmac when the clock struck midnight. Then the passengers also had to continue the flight to Hannover and then return to the capital with provided transport. As you can see, German inspectors treat all, even the smallest, delays very seriously.