{"id":5459541,"date":"2026-07-14T11:08:15","date_gmt":"2026-07-14T09:08:15","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/migflug.com\/jetflights\/?p=5459541"},"modified":"2026-07-20T16:19:58","modified_gmt":"2026-07-20T14:19:58","slug":"virgin-atlantic-vs135-a350-orlando-turnback-heathrow-2026","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/migflug.com\/jetflights\/de\/virgin-atlantic-vs135-a350-orlando-turnback-heathrow-2026\/","title":{"rendered":"Der Orlando-Flug, der nirgendwohin f\u00fchrte"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><style>.et_pb_title_container h1.entry-title { padding-top: 40px !important; }<\/style><\/p>\r\n<p>Die Passagiere des Virgin Atlantic-Flugs VS135 bestiegen am Montagnachmittag in Heathrow ihr Flugzeug und freuten sich auf Palmen und Freizeitparks. F\u00fcnf Stunden sp\u00e4ter stiegen sie dieselbe Treppe am selben Londoner Flughafen wieder hinunter \u2013 kein bisschen n\u00e4her an Orlando als zu Beginn, aber deutlich m\u00fcder.<\/p>\r\n<p>Der Airbus A350-1000 \u00fcberquerte den Atlantik nie. Er erreichte die Grenze des irischen Luftraums, kreiste zwei Stunden lang gem\u00e4chlich vor der K\u00fcste und gab dann auf, um nach Hause zu fliegen. Es ist wohl eine der surrealsten Arten, einen Nachmittag zu verbringen: ein Transatlantikflug ins Nirgendwo.<\/p>\r\n\r\n<div style=\"background: #f5f5f5; padding: 20px; border-radius: 8px; margin: 24px 0;\">\r\n<p style=\"margin: 0 0 10px;\"><strong>Kurzinfo<\/strong><\/p>\r\n<ul style=\"margin: 0; padding-left: 20px; line-height: 1.8;\">\r\n<li><strong>Flug:<\/strong> Virgin Atlantic VS135, London Heathrow (LHR) nach Orlando (MCO)<\/li>\r\n<li><strong>Flugzeug:<\/strong> Airbus A350-1000 (Kennzeichen G-VELJ, wie gemeldet)<\/li>\r\n<li><strong>Abgereist:<\/strong> Heathrow, ca. 14:00 Uhr Ortszeit, Montag, 13. Juli 2026<\/li>\r\n<li><strong>Flugzeit:<\/strong> Ungef\u00e4hr 5 Stunden \u2013 keine davon in Richtung Orlando.<\/li>\r\n<li><strong>Gemeldete Ursache:<\/strong> Navigationssystemfehler (laut AIRLIVE)<\/li>\r\n<li><strong>Ergebnis:<\/strong> R\u00fcckkehr nach Heathrow gegen 19:00 Uhr; Flug annulliert<\/li>\r\n<\/ul>\r\n<\/div>\r\n\r\n<h2 style=\"padding-top: 22px;\">Eine Kehrtwende am Rande des Atlantiks<\/h2>\r\n<p>VS135 startete gegen 14:00 Uhr Ortszeit in Heathrow, stieg \u00fcber Westengland auf und nahm Kurs auf Florida. Etwa eine Stunde nach dem Start, als die westliche Grenze des irischen Luftraums erreicht war, \u00e4nderte die Besatzung ihre Strategie und flog eine Warteschleife entlang der irischen K\u00fcste, anstatt den Flug \u00fcber den Ozean fortzusetzen.<\/p>\r\n<p>Diese Warteschleife dauerte etwa zwei Stunden. F\u00fcr die Flugbeobachter, die den Flug online verfolgten, sah die Flugbahn des Flugzeugs aus wie ein Knoten \u00fcber den Atlantikanflugrouten. Schlie\u00dflich traf die Besatzung die Entscheidung: nicht westw\u00e4rts nach Orlando, sondern ostw\u00e4rts zur\u00fcck nach London.<\/p>\r\n\r\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\" style=\"margin: 0 0 24px;\"><img data-opt-id=1371121245  fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"skip-lazy\" style=\"width: 100%; height: auto; max-width: 100%; display: block; border-radius: 6px;\" src=\"https:\/\/ml5psubhxdln.i.optimole.com\/cb:0e0_.b970\/w:auto\/h:auto\/q:mauto\/ig:avif\/https:\/\/migflug.com\/jetflights\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/4\/2026\/07\/virgin-atlantic-a350-1000-final-approach.jpg\" alt=\"Virgin Atlantic Airbus A350-1000 im Endanflug\" data-no-lazy=\"1\" \/>\r\n<figcaption style=\"font-size: 13px; color: #777; text-align: center; margin-top: 6px; font-style: italic;\">Eine Boeing 737 A350-1000 von Virgin Atlantic im Endanflug. Flug VS135 war f\u00fcnf Stunden in der Luft, bevor er zum Startflughafen zur\u00fcckkehrte. Foto: Wikimedia Commons.<\/figcaption>\r\n<\/figure>\r\n\r\n<h2 style=\"padding-top: 22px;\">Warum erst zwei Stunden im Kreis drehen?<\/h2>\r\n<p>Die Verz\u00f6gerung vor der Umkehr ist der interessante Aspekt. Ein Gro\u00dfraumflugzeug wie der A350-1000 startet mit schwerem Treibstoff f\u00fcr einen neunst\u00fcndigen Ozeanflug \u2013 weit \u00fcber seinem maximal zul\u00e4ssigen Landegewicht. Anstatt \u00fcbergewichtig auf der Landebahn aufzusetzen, verbraucht die Besatzung \u00fcblicherweise zun\u00e4chst den Treibstoff und h\u00e4lt einen sicheren Luftraumabschnitt, bis das Flugzeug leicht genug ist, um innerhalb der zul\u00e4ssigen Grenzen zu landen. Dies ist h\u00f6chstwahrscheinlich der Grund, warum VS135 zwei Stunden lang Kreise kreiste, bevor sie den R\u00fcckflug antrat.<\/p>\r\n<p>Laut einem Exklusivbericht des Luftfahrtportals AIRLIVE hatte das Flugzeug mit einer St\u00f6rung des Navigationssystems zu k\u00e4mpfen. \u00dcber dem offenen Meer, wo es keine bodengest\u00fctzten Navigationsbaken gibt und die Besatzung auf die bordeigenen Systeme angewiesen ist, um ihre Position genau zu bestimmen, ist eine Navigationsst\u00f6rung kein Problem, das man \u00fcber 4.000 Meilen Wasser hinweg tragen kann. Die Umkehr war die sichere und richtige Entscheidung.<\/p>\r\n\r\n<div style=\"background: #f8f9fa; border-left: 4px solid #5C91FF; padding: 20px 22px; margin: 18px 0 24px; border-radius: 0 8px 8px 0; font-size: 16px; line-height: 1.7; display: flex; gap: 20px; align-items: flex-start;\">\r\n<div><em>\u201cFlight VS135 from London Heathrow to Orlando on Monday 13th July returned to London Heathrow due to a minor technical issue and was subsequently cancelled.\u201d<\/em>\r\n<div style=\"margin-top: 10px; font-size: 14px; color: #555;\"><strong>Sprecher von Virgin Atlantic<\/strong> \u2014 Statement to TheTravel<\/div>\r\n<\/div>\r\n<\/div>\r\n\r\n<h2 style=\"padding-top: 22px;\">Unspektakul\u00e4r in der Kabine, dramatisch auf der Karte<\/h2>\r\n<p>Trotz der gro\u00dfen Aufmerksamkeit in den sozialen Medien handelte es sich nicht um einen Notfall. Kein Notruf, keine Evakuierung, keine Aufregung an Bord \u2013 au\u00dfer Langeweile und Entt\u00e4uschung. Der A350-1000 z\u00e4hlt zu den modernsten und zuverl\u00e4ssigsten Langstreckenflugzeugen, und eine vorsorgliche R\u00fcckkehr aufgrund einer technischen Kleinigkeit ist genau die Art von unspektakul\u00e4rer Entscheidung, die die Sicherheit in der Luftfahrt gew\u00e4hrleistet.<\/p>\r\n<p>Das untenstehende Video zeigt denselben Flugzeugtyp, der die gleiche Strecke von Heathrow nach Orlando fliegt, wie sie eigentlich fliegen sollte \u2013 bis nach Florida.<\/p>\r\n\r\n<div style=\"position: relative; padding-bottom: 56.25%; height: 0; overflow: hidden; margin: 24px 0;\"><iframe class=\"skip-lazy\" style=\"position: absolute; top: 0; left: 0; width: 100%; height: 100%; border: 0; border-radius: 8px;\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/ANtkjwy9kvU\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\" data-no-lazy=\"1\"><\/iframe><\/div>\r\n\r\n<p>Virgin Atlantic buchte die betroffenen Passagiere um, und Flug VS135 wurde f\u00fcr diesen Tag gestrichen. Irgendwo in Orlando mussten viele geduldige britische Familien eine weitere Nacht auf Sonnenschein warten.<\/p>\r\n<p><em>Quellen: AIRLIVE; TheTravel; Flugverfolgungsdaten; Virgin Atlantic.<\/em><\/p>\r\n\r\n<div style=\"background: #f0f4ff; border-left: 4px solid #5C91FF; padding: 16px 20px; margin: 32px 0 8px; border-radius: 0 8px 8px 0;\">\r\n<p style=\"margin: 0 0 8px; font-weight: 600; color: #333;\">\u00c4hnliche Beitr\u00e4ge<\/p>\r\n<p style=\"margin: 4px 0;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/migflug.com\/jetflights\/etops-explained-engines-turn-or-passengers-swim\/\">Motoren an oder Passagiere schwimmen: ETOPS erkl\u00e4rt<\/a><\/p>\r\n<p style=\"margin: 4px 0;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/migflug.com\/jetflights\/british-airways-cuts-19-routes-gatwick-heathrow-summer-2026\/\">British Airways streicht 19 Strecken \u2013 Gatwick verliert, Heathrow gewinnt<\/a><\/p>\r\n<\/div>\r\n\r\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The passengers on Virgin Atlantic flight VS135 boarded at Heathrow on Monday afternoon expecting palm trees and theme parks. Five hours later they climbed down the same set of stairs at the same London airport, no closer to Orlando than when they started \u2014 but a good deal more tired. The Airbus A350-1000 never crossed [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":25,"featured_media":5459548,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"editor_notices":[],"footnotes":""},"categories":[665,670],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-5459541","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-aviation-world","category-news"],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v28.1 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/product\/yoast-seo-wordpress\/ -->\n<title>Virgin Atlantic VS135 Turns Back to Heathrow<\/title>\n<meta name=\"description\" content=\"A Virgin Atlantic A350 on flight VS135 turned back to Heathrow mid-Atlantic on its way to Orlando. 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