New Delhi, October 5: A British Airways flight from London to Chicago made an emergency return to Heathrow airport on Monday after rapidly descending nearly 28,000 feet and declaring a general emergency. Flight BA295, which was operating the transatlantic route, issued the squawk 7700 code, used to signal a general emergency, about an hour after takeoff.
The Boeing 777-200ER descended from 37,000 feet to 9,000 feet before turning back towards London while flying over Irish airspace. Nearly four hours after the emergency was declared, British Airways confirmed that the aircraft had landed safely at Heathrow.
The airline told UK media outlets that its “highly-trained pilots returned to Heathrow following a technical issue”. British Airways said passengers disembarked the aircraft normally and that it was working to make alternative travel arrangements for them as quickly as possible.
The Boeing 777-200ER was scheduled to operate the roughly eight-hour-40-minute flight from London to Chicago. The aircraft is around 30 years old.
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