Clogged toilets on an Austrian Airlines aircraft prompted the airplane to return two hours later. An airline official told AFP that the Monday flight from Vienna to New York was canceled when the crew discovered that five of the eight toilets on board couldn't flush correctly. According to AFP, some 300 individuals were on board the Boeing 777 and were later rebooked on other flights. According to an Austrian Airlines spokeswoman, this is the first time faulty toilets have caused a flight delay. According to the spokeswoman, the plane is currently back in service.
Austrian Airlines did not immediately react to an inquiry from media received after regular business hours. When passenger planes' toilets get clogged, they usually divert to the next airfield. When the toilets aboard a Norwegian Air trip carrying 85 plumbers failed in January 2018, the plane returned to Oslo. Several plumbers said they couldn't clear the clog in the skies since it required access to the plane's outside Because the jet was flying over the Pacific Ocean, an American Airlines flight from Phoenix to Hawaii in August 2018 could not be diverted to an airport when a diaper clogged a toilet. Passengers reported being instructed to urinate in plastic bags and bottles.
Similarly, a United Airlines trip from Phoenix to Cleveland was postponed in December 2013 because a diaper clogged the restroom.