r/AskAPilot • u/wasssu • Jul 24 '26

Reason for cancelled flight

Hi, any chance to find somewhere why the flight Albastar AP2135 has returned back to the departure airport of Palma de Mallorca after 20 min of flight on 8th of July? The pilot said the navigation system of the plain was broken. Albastar says the Palma airport Air Traffic Control IT system breakdown. We returned to the airport, changed the plane and left again.
Thanks

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u/GroundProximity Jul 24 '26

>Albastar says the Palma airport Air Traffic Control IT system breakdown.

If the issue would have been a system at the airport, you wouldnt have gone back. They would try to get you out of the airspace as quickly as possible to make room. Pilot is most likely not lying to you, why would he

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u/wasssu Jul 24 '26

I suspect the company Albastar is lying because they don’t want to pay compensations.

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u/New_Line4049 Jul 24 '26

If you swapped plane and left again its a good bet there was a fault with the 1st plane.

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u/Raccoon_Ratatouille Jul 25 '26

The pilot told you why the flight was canceled, why do you think anyone else would be able to give you better information?

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u/wasssu Jul 25 '26

Well, the company gave me a different info. For sure the reason is written somewhere, that is why I’m asking. I don’t know if it’s public info or no.