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The Independent UK
The Independent UK
Travel
Simon Calder

Plane takes off and circles Gatwick for two hours before returning

Simon Calder

Passengers aboard a Sunday night flight from London Gatwick to Rome spent two hours flying in low-altitude holding patterns over southern England after an apparent mix-up over fuel.

Vueling flight VY6227 took off from the Sussex airport at 9.32pm, around half-an-hour behind schedule, and was expected to arrive in the Italian capital shortly before 1am, local time.

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