What sort of technical hitch would this be ?
Our childminder has just returned from a holiday in Gibralter and has been recounting what sounds like a very strange story. Apparently, they left Luton, got to within 10 minutes of Gibralter when the captain announced that there was a technical hitch and that they were returning to Luton. On arrival at Luton, they landed in what seems like a full scale emergency situation surrounded by fire engines etc. I guess my curiosity has been aroused as to what kind of 'technical' problem would make a 3 hour diversion the right decision (or is it possible that the technical' problem described by the captain is more a commercial imperative to avoid having a U/S aircraft layed up away from base ?)