A SkyUp Airlines aircraft flying from Chisinau to Bucharest experienced a delay on Wednesday after circling for several minutes south of Buzau, Romania, according to BoardingPass.ro. The incident occurred while the plane was operating without passengers.
The aircraft took off at 14:35 from Moldova and landed in Bucharest at 17:08, as shown on FlightRadar24. The flight path indicates the aircraft performed multiple holding patterns near Buzau before continuing to its destination.
Pilots cited technical reasons for the delay, stating they needed to wait approximately 35 minutes, though they did not provide specific details, BoardingPass reported.
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Following the delay, the same aircraft was scheduled to operate a flight from Bucharest to Enfidha, Tunisia, but departed several hours behind schedule.
According to FlightRadar24, the plane has since returned to regular operations. Realitatea contacted SkyUp Airlines for clarification, but the company had not responded at the time of publication. We will update the story as new information becomes available.
