More misery was heaped on to an embattled U.S. airline last week when a plane toilet overflowed and sewage trickled into the cabin, according to a German newspaper.
The incident forced the United Airlines plane to turn back to Frankfurt, Germany, rather than continue on its 12-hour flight to San Francisco, California, on Friday afternoon. Airline tracking data from Flightrader24, published by Bild newspaper, showed that flight UA59 left Frankfurt, crossed part of Europe, circled over the North Sea, and then returned back to Germany two hours after taking off.
The incident comes after the airline suffered a string of high-profile problems last month, with flights affected by maintenance issues, engine failure and a plane skidding off the runway after landing. There have been no reports of any injuries. Following widespread reports of the various incidents, United CEO Scott Kirby emailed customers to assure them that the airline was safe.
On Friday, flyers complained that one of the…
