A Turkish Airlines flight, TK612, which departed Entebbe International Airport for Istanbul on Sunday, January 26, 2025, at approximately 07:14 hours with 259 people on board, was unable to proceed to its final destination due to safety precautions.
The Airbus A330 aircraft successfully returned and landed at Entebbe International Airport at 10:50 hours after safely circling Ugandan airspace (specifically over northern Kampala) for over three hours to reduce fuel to the required safe landing weight.
The precautionary measures taken were standard safety procedures in the aviation industry. All passengers and crew were safely disembarked.
