Odyssey for the passengers of the Volotea flight departing from Turin Caselle for Olbia, 3.55 pm yesterday afternoon. On the taxiway the cold shower.

«Troubleshooting», communicates the commander. The plane obviously does not take off, immediate return to the airport. In the waiting room the adventure begins for hundreds of Sardinian travelers and tourists. Two families, with children in tow, take an elevator. Bad luck wants it to crash. Panic. The firefighters intervene and manage to free them with the help of the blowtorch. But that's just the beginning.

Passengers remain for one hour without any communication at the gate. It's 5pm. Communication of another boarding finally arrives. New document and baggage control operations. But before we hit the runway another surprise message. Yet another. And also fragmentary.

« We go back » . It's 18. After another 6 hours of waiting (and vague information) we can finally leave again. After midnight, another mobile plane takes off. Destination Olbia. It's the right one. Finally. At 1.30 in the morning the passengers reach Olbia and Sardinian soil. « Over 8 hours practically hostage, without the necessary communications », some of them say after landing.

"A liberation," others exclaim. In 2023 Sardinia is still a frontier land. Especially for aircraft and territorial continuity.

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