{"id":135187,"date":"2022-12-28T20:32:21","date_gmt":"2022-12-28T20:32:21","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/?p=135187"},"modified":"2022-12-28T20:32:46","modified_gmt":"2022-12-28T20:32:46","slug":"a-jetstar-aircraft-flying-to-bali-had-to-return-to-melbourne","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/aviacionaldia.com\/en\/2022\/12\/a-jetstar-aircraft-flying-to-bali-had-to-return-to-melbourne.html","title":{"rendered":"A Jetstar aircraft flying to Bali had to return to Melbourne due to a mix-up"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>An Australian low-cost airline <strong>Jetstar <\/strong>flight bound for the Indonesian island of Bali had to turn around Wednesday in mid-flight and return to Melbourne (Australia) because of the confusion created by not having previously informed the Indonesian air traffic controllers of the change of aircraft model.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>In a statement, the airline explained that they changed their usual aircraft, an Airbus A321, for a Boeing 787 because it had more capacity to carry tourists to Bali on vacation, but &#8220;due to an internal communication failure&#8221; they did not inform Indonesia.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong><em>\u2192 <a href=\"https:\/en\/2022\/12\/lufthansa-plane-diverted-to-chicago-after-laptop-catches-fire.html\">Lufthansa plane diverted to Chicago after laptop catches fire<\/a><\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>&#8220;As soon as we became aware, the flight returned to Melbourne, and we have accommodated the passengers on another flight later,&#8221; the airline said.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>It is unclear whether the plane turned around when Indonesian controllers denied it permission to land in Bali or whether it returned to Melbourne earlier.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>&#8220;We have begun reviewing how the communication failure occurred to prevent it happening again,&#8221; said Jetstar, which compensated affected travelers with meal vouchers, hotel rooms and redeemable flight vouchers of A$200 ($135 or 127 euros).<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 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