A United flight from Paris to DC had to U-turn to avoid flying across the Atlantic without enough working bathrooms

"Sunday's Flight 331 took off from Paris around 5 p.m. local time and was scheduled to land in Washington, DC, eight hours later. However, just over an hour into the journey, the Boeing 767 turned around, per data from Flightradar24. The plane changed direction while flying over the sea between Scotland and Ireland, and headed back toward France. It landed back at Charles de Gaulle Airport two and a half hours after taking off."

"In a statement shared with Business Insider, a United spokesperson said the plane had to divert to "address an issue with the lavatories." "The flight landed safely, and customers were rebooked onto the next available flight to their destination," they added. Data from Flightradar24 shows the same Boeing 767 departed Paris again 25 hours later. It touched down at Washington Dulles International Airport shortly before 9 p.m. ET on Monday."

Flight 331 departed Paris around 5 p.m. local time bound for Washington, DC, and turned back just over an hour into the journey due to lavatory problems. The Boeing 767 changed direction while flying between Scotland and Ireland, then landed back at Charles de Gaulle about two and a half hours after takeoff. A United spokesperson said the plane diverted to address an issue with the lavatories and that customers were rebooked onto the next available flight. The same aircraft departed Paris again 25 hours later and arrived at Washington Dulles shortly before 9 p.m. ET on Monday. Similar plumbing-related diversions have occurred on other international flights.

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