{"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\/it\/virgin-atlantic-vs135-a350-orlando-turnback-heathrow-2026\/","title":{"rendered":"Il volo da Orlando che non \u00e8 mai arrivato"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><style>.et_pb_title_container h1.entry-title { padding-top: 40px !important; }<\/style><\/p>\r\n<p>I passeggeri del volo VS135 della Virgin Atlantic sono saliti a bordo a Heathrow luned\u00ec pomeriggio aspettandosi palme e parchi a tema. Cinque ore dopo sono scesi dalla stessa rampa di scale dello stesso aeroporto di Londra, non pi\u00f9 vicini a Orlando di quanto non lo fossero all&#039;inizio, ma decisamente pi\u00f9 stanchi.<\/p>\r\n<p>L&#039;Airbus A350-1000 non ha mai attraversato l&#039;Atlantico. \u00c8 arrivato fino al limite dello spazio aereo irlandese, ha trascorso due ore a disegnare cerchi pigri al largo della costa, poi ha rinunciato ed \u00e8 tornato a casa. \u00c8 uno dei modi pi\u00f9 surreali di trascorrere un pomeriggio: un volo transatlantico verso il nulla.<\/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>Informazioni rapide<\/strong><\/p>\r\n<ul style=\"margin: 0; padding-left: 20px; line-height: 1.8;\">\r\n<li><strong>Volo:<\/strong> Virgin Atlantic VS135, da Londra Heathrow (LHR) a Orlando (MCO)<\/li>\r\n<li><strong>Aeromobili:<\/strong> Airbus A350-1000 (matricola G-VELJ, come riportato)<\/li>\r\n<li><strong>Partito:<\/strong> Heathrow, ore 14:00 circa (ora locale), luned\u00ec 13 luglio 2026<\/li>\r\n<li><strong>Tempo di volo:<\/strong> Circa 5 ore, nessuna delle quali in direzione di Orlando.<\/li>\r\n<li><strong>Causa segnalata:<\/strong> Guasto al sistema di navigazione (secondo AIRLIVE)<\/li>\r\n<li><strong>Risultato:<\/strong> Rientro a Heathrow intorno alle 19:00; volo cancellato.<\/li>\r\n<\/ul>\r\n<\/div>\r\n\r\n<h2 style=\"padding-top: 22px;\">Un&#039;inversione a U ai margini dell&#039;Atlantico<\/h2>\r\n<p>Il volo VS135 \u00e8 decollato da Heathrow intorno alle 14:00 ora locale, si \u00e8 alzato in volo sopra la costa occidentale dell&#039;Inghilterra e ha impostato la rotta per la Florida. Circa un&#039;ora dopo il decollo, raggiunto il limite occidentale dello spazio aereo irlandese, l&#039;equipaggio ha interrotto la rotta verso ovest e ha iniziato a effettuare una manovra di attesa, seguendo un percorso a forma di pista al largo della costa irlandese, invece di proseguire attraverso l&#039;oceano.<\/p>\r\n<p>Quella fase di attesa \u00e8 durata circa due ore. Agli osservatori online che seguivano il volo, la traiettoria dell&#039;aereo sembrava un nodo annodato sopra le rotte di avvicinamento all&#039;Atlantico. Alla fine, l&#039;equipaggio ha preso la decisione: non verso ovest, in direzione di Orlando, ma verso est, di ritorno a Londra.<\/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=\"Un Airbus A350-1000 della Virgin Atlantic in fase di avvicinamento finale.\" data-no-lazy=\"1\" \/>\r\n<figcaption style=\"font-size: 13px; color: #777; text-align: center; margin-top: 6px; font-style: italic;\">Un Airbus A350-1000 della Virgin Atlantic in fase di avvicinamento finale. Il volo VS135 ha volato per cinque ore prima di tornare all&#039;aeroporto di partenza. Foto: Wikimedia Commons.<\/figcaption>\r\n<\/figure>\r\n\r\n<h2 style=\"padding-top: 22px;\">Perch\u00e9 prima girare in tondo per due ore?<\/h2>\r\n<p>La parte interessante \u00e8 il ritardo prima di tornare indietro. Un aereo a fusoliera larga come l&#039;A350-1000 decolla con un carico di carburante elevato per una traversata oceanica di nove ore, ben oltre il peso massimo consentito all&#039;atterraggio. Piuttosto che atterrare bruscamente sulla pista con un peso eccessivo, gli equipaggi in genere consumano prima il carburante, mantenendosi in una zona di spazio aereo sicura finch\u00e9 l&#039;aereo non \u00e8 abbastanza leggero da atterrare entro i limiti consentiti. Questa \u00e8 la ragione pi\u00f9 probabile per cui il VS135 ha trascorso due ore a girare in tondo prima di decidere di tornare indietro.<\/p>\r\n<p>Secondo un report esclusivo del sito di aviazione AIRLIVE, l&#039;aereo ha avuto un guasto al sistema di navigazione. Sopra l&#039;oceano aperto, dove non ci sono radiofari di navigazione a terra e l&#039;equipaggio si affida ai sistemi di bordo per sapere con precisione dove si trova, un guasto al sistema di navigazione non \u00e8 qualcosa che si pu\u00f2 sopportare per 4.000 miglia di mare. Tornare indietro \u00e8 stata la decisione pi\u00f9 prudente e corretta.<\/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>\u201cIl volo VS135 da Londra Heathrow a Orlando, previsto per luned\u00ec 13 luglio, \u00e8 tornato a Londra Heathrow a causa di un piccolo problema tecnico ed \u00e8 stato successivamente cancellato.\u201d<\/em>\r\n<div style=\"margin-top: 10px; font-size: 14px; color: #555;\"><strong>Portavoce di Virgin Atlantic<\/strong> \u2014 Dichiarazione a TheTravel<\/div>\r\n<\/div>\r\n<\/div>\r\n\r\n<h2 style=\"padding-top: 22px;\">Niente di eclatante in cabina, niente di eclatante sulla mappa<\/h2>\r\n<p>Nonostante tutta l&#039;attenzione mediatica online, non si \u00e8 trattato di un&#039;emergenza. Nessun Mayday, nessuna evacuazione, nessun dramma in cabina a parte noia e delusione. L&#039;A350-1000 \u00e8 uno degli aerei a lungo raggio pi\u00f9 moderni e affidabili in circolazione, e un rientro precauzionale per un piccolo problema tecnico \u00e8 esattamente il tipo di decisione poco appariscente che contribuisce a mantenere l&#039;aviazione cos\u00ec sicura.<\/p>\r\n<p>Il video qui sotto mostra lo stesso tipo di aereo che percorre la stessa rotta da Heathrow a Orlando, come previsto, fino in 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 ha riprotetto i passeggeri interessati e il volo VS135 \u00e8 stato cancellato per la giornata. Da qualche parte a Orlando, molte famiglie britanniche, dopo tanta pazienza, hanno dovuto aspettare un&#039;altra notte per il bel tempo.<\/p>\r\n<p><em>Fonti: AIRLIVE; TheTravel; dati di tracciamento dei voli; 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;\">Post correlati<\/p>\r\n<p style=\"margin: 4px 0;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/migflug.com\/jetflights\/etops-explained-engines-turn-or-passengers-swim\/\">Motori accesi o passeggeri in acqua: la spiegazione di ETOPS<\/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 ha appena cancellato 19 rotte: Gatwick sanguina, Heathrow vince.<\/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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