Tuesday, March 25th, 2025
The 17-year-old aircraft departed Paris at around midday on March 21 and immediately headed westwards for its transatlantic crossing, but just as it passed the coast of Portugal, the plane entered a short holding pattern – presumably as cabin crew made one last attempt to locate the errant device.
When the search proved fruitless, the pilots decided the only option was to head back towards Paris, landing exactly where they started just over two hours after departure.