BA flight to New York in London emergency landing

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BBC News - BA flight to New York in London emergency landing

A British Airways jumbo jet with 296 people on board was forced into an emergency landing shortly after taking off from Heathrow airport.

The Boeing 747, destined for New York, was over London at 0920 BST when a light in the coughpit indicated that one of the doors was not completely closed.

Wimbledon residents reported a low-flying aircraft as the jet turned and headed back to Heathrow.

The flight, number BA117, landed safely at the west London airport. In total it was airborne for 11 minutes.

Passengers were being put on another flight.

A British Airways spokeswoman said a full investigation was under way.

 

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A spokeswoman for Heathrow operator BAA said the problem had been traced to a faulty light.

Both good and bad, a bugger than it needn’t have turned back, but good that it wasn’t anything much more serious.

 

[samh004]

A completely different take on it from The Daily Telegraph, assuming it’s the same incident… :shock:

 

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A completely different take on it from The Daily Telegraph, assuming it’s the same incident… :shock:

Now that's sensationalist journalism if I've ever seen some!

 

[NYCguy]

Now that's sensationalist journalism if I've ever seen some!

Ah, the Daily Telegraph. I saw an amusing bumper-sticker last time I was in Sydney - "Is that the truth, or did you read it in the Telegraph?".

 

[straitman]

Ah, the Daily Telegraph. I saw an amusing bumper-sticker last time I was in Sydney - "Is that the truth, or did you read it in the Telegraph?".

You have got to love that one.