Condor flight #DE3800 makes U-turn in middle of Atlantic and returns to Germany 8 hours later

A Condor flight made a U-turn over the Azores before returning to its departure point.

The Boeing 767 performing flight #DE800 departed Frankfurt in Germany to cross the Atlantic for a 10-hour flight to Pointe à Pitre.

But 4 hours into the flight, the crew had to do a U turn over the Azores, in the middle of Atlantic.

The aircraft (D-ABUB) is landing back in Germany 8 hours after takeoff.

The 30 years old aircraft is suffering a weather radar issue according to Airport Webcams.

It took off at 13:13 (local time) from runway 18 at Frankfurt Airport. It is expecting to land before 21:30.