Virgin Atlantic flight #VS24 from Los Angeles to London Heathrow is declaring an emergency.
The flight VS 24 departed LAX at 21:40 PST to London Heathrow.
But 8h30 into the flight, the crew squawked 7700 (general emergency) while North of Ireland.
The Boeing 787-9 operating the flight is 7 years old, with registration G-VBZZ.
UPDATE #1 14:15 GMT
The crew declared an emergency at 14:10 GMT, North of Ireland.
UPDATE #2 14:28 GMT
The Dreamliner is still cruising at 41,000ft, heading to London.
UPDATE #3 14:45 GMT
The flight is starting its descent to London Heathrow. For members, you can watch the 24/7 livestream of the final approach at https://cam.airlive.net/members-lhr/
UPDATE #4 14:45 GMT
The crew switched to Squawk 5144 indicating the flight is not in emergency anymore. However pilots could require a priority landing.
