Picture this: you’re on a flight, cruising along, and suddenly the pilot says, “Folks, we gotta turn back. Our coffee machine’s acting up.” Yep, that’s exactly what went down on a Lufthansa flight from Frankfurt, Germany, to Gothenburg, Sweden, one fine Saturday afternoon.
So, there we were, minding our business, when smoke started puffing out of the coffee machine. Not exactly the kind of aroma you want on a flight, right?
The pilot, being the pro that they are, decided to divert the flight to Hamburg, Germany, just to be safe. Better to deal with a coffee machine crisis on the ground, right?
After a quick 14-minute detour, we landed in Hamburg. And guess what they found? The coffee machine was on the fritz. Yep, that’s what caused all the drama.
Thankfully, nobody got hurt. They shuffled us onto another plane, and off we went to our original destination, Gothenburg.
Now, you might be wondering, how often does this happen? Well, apparently, it’s pretty rare. But hey, back in 2017, a US flight had to make an unscheduled stop in Florida because of—you guessed it—a coffee machine meltdown.
Lesson learned? When your coffee maker acts up, it’s not just your morning brew that’s at stake—it could mess with your flight plans too!