American Airlines flight AA732 from Charlotte to London Heathrow entered holding pattern for hours.
The American Airlines flight AA732 departed Charlotte Airport more than one hour late at 21:43 EST for a 7-hour flight to London Heathrow, England.
The Boeing 777-200ER was about to cross the Atlantic at 35,000 ft cruise altitude when it turned around and descended to 16,000 ft.
The aircraft (registration N750AN) entered a hold for 4 hours to burn fuel off New Jersey coast above Atlantic City.
UPDATE 08:32 UTC
The Flight AA732 just landed on Runway 04L at New York JFK Airport, 7 hours and 12 minutes after departure, the same flight time to London Heathrow.
UPDATE 08:39 UTC
The Boeing 777 taxied to stand.
