Virgin Atlantic #VS129 to Tampa declared an emergency after takeoff from London Heathrow

Category: Emergency Author: AIRLIVE
Airline: Virgin Atlantic
Tail: Aircraft: Airbus A330-323 Data:

Virgin Atlantic flight from London to Tampa is declaring an emergency and turning around.

The flight #VS129 departed LHR Airport at 15:09 BST and declared an emergency (squawk 77000) 45 minutes later while over West of UK.

The Airbus A330-300 (registration N815NW) descended from cruising altitude to 10,000 ft, then 7,000 ft due to a possible pressurization issue.

UPDATE 16:45 BST
Flight #VS129 landed on runway 09L at London Heathrow.

UPDATE 16:46 BST
The Airbus A330 was escorted by three fire trucks upon landing.

UPDATE 17:03 BST
Engines off, the aircraft needs to be towed to return to the gate.

UPDATE 17:10 BST
Returning to the gate, still escorted by two fire trucks.

The airline confirmed AIRLIVE a technical issue with the aircraft.

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