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City of international alternates, Fortaleza received, on the afternoon of this Friday (3), a Boeing 777-300 da Air Francewhich operated a flight between Paris and Rio de Janeiro (AF 484). The route had to be diverted to the airport in the capital of Ceará for QTU service purposes, which consists of cleaning feces. The information was confirmed to the Column by Fraport.
Flight from Paris is diverted to Fortaleza to ‘unblock’ plane bathroom. Photo: Reproduction
“The AirFrance flight, route Paris-Galeão, was switched to FOR for QTU (waste cleaning) service.”
Sources at Fortaleza airport reported that a passenger may have caused something aircraft bathroom impractical (in more polite language).
In 2024, there were records of flights diverted due to problems with waste and odors in lavatories around the world.
Also known as a Quick Toilet Unit, the QTU is a towable truck or cart that serves to drain waste and supply aircraft toilets with cleaning fluid.
Aircraft waste cleaning is a essential procedure for flight safety and hygiene. The process involves removing waste from the aircraft’s special tanks, sanitizing the bathrooms and refilling them with clean water and sanitary fluids.
