TAP aircraft forced to return to Lisbon

According to Noticias ao Minuto, a TAP aircraft, which was going from Lisbon to Copenhagen, had pressurisation problems, so it was forced to return to Lisbon.

The flight left Lisbon around 8am and, after about an hour, had to interrupt the route to Copenhagen and turn back.

According to CNN, initially, it was diverted by Asturias Airport in Spain, but a reassessment dictated the return to Lisbon.

Former TAP commander José Correia Guedes considers that "there is not the slightest reason to worry".

"Perfectly controlled situation, within minutes the plane will be landing normally," can be read in a publication he made on social network X.

Voo da TAP que acabou de fazer descida de emergência voa agora em território português. Não há a MÍNIMA razão para preocupação. Irá aterrar em Lisboa ou no Porto consoante a decisão da manutenção da TAP. Acabei de intervir em direto na CNN para dizer isso mesmo: situação…

— José Correia Guedes (@cpt340) July 7, 2024

It is the same plane that, a week ago, was forced to make an emergency landing in Porto.

On the flightradar website, it became the most followed flight in the world. The next flight, with this same aircraft, which was supposed to leave Lisbon at 12:45 pm, already appears as cancelled.

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