British Airways flight from London Heathrow to New Delhi is declaring an emergency.
British Airways flight #BA143 from London Heathrow to New Delhi has declared an emergency and turned around.
The flight is operated by a Boeing 787-8 (registration G-ZBJG) which is 10 years old.
After about 40 minutes into the flight, while flying over Brussels, the aircraft turned around.
You can listen to London Heathrow ATC (for members).
Returning to LHR
We have confirmation the flight is returning to London Heathrow.
Delayed
British Airways is confirming AIRLIVE about a new departure scheduled at 13:30 BST.
BA143 on hold to burn fuel
Flight BA143 is holding to burn fuel and reduce weight before returning to London Heathrow.
Landed
The Boeing 787-8 landed on runway 27L at London Heathrow.
Stopped on the taxiway
Flight BA143 is currently stopped on taxiway and inspected by fire trucks.
At the gate
The Boeing 787 taxied to the gate at terminal 5.
Technical issue
British Airways confirmed to AIRLIVE that the Boeing 787-8 G-ZBJG suffered a technical issue.
We’ve apologised to our customers for the disruption and our expert teams are working hard to get our customers’ journeys back on track.
British Airways
Scheduled to depart at 17:00
British Airways is now scheduling flight BA143 to resume flight at 17:00 from London Heathrow.
