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An Airbus A380 took a 7-hour flight to nowhere after U-turning over central Africa
A British Airways Airbus A380 took a seven-hour flight to nowhere on a journey from Johannesburg, South Africa, bound for London. The plane reportedly U-turned over the Democratic Republic of the Congo after experiencing technical issues with its weather radar, leading it to return near its starting point.
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