Nearly four hours after flight BA295 rapidly descended 28,000 feet while declaring a general emergency, British Airways on Monday said the aircraft had landed safely at London’s Heathrow airport.
What did British Airways say about the incident?
The transatlantic British Airways flight, operating from London’s Heathrow to Chicago, had issued a squawk 7700 code, used for general emergency, around an hour into the flight. The aircraft had also rapidly descended from 37,000 feet to 9,000 feet, and then taken a U-turn to London again while flying over Irish airspace.
In a statement issued to some UK media outlets, including The Mirror and Daily Mail, British Airways said the aircraft had landed safely after its “highly-trained pilots returned to Heathrow following a technical issue. It said that the passengers onboard had disembarked the aircraft “normally” and the airline was “working to get their travel plans back on track as quickly as possible. “The safety of our customers and crew is always our top priority,” British Airways said.
