ALERT Missed approaches and holding at London Heathrow following closure of runway 27L

Category: Incident Tracking
Author: Melanie Kraft
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London Heathrow

Flight operations are halted on runway 27L at London Heathrow.

At least two flights were forced to go around at London Heathrow following incident on runway 27L.

Last flight to land was Air China CA937 from Beijing but the incident is affecting Emirates flight EK3 from Dubai. The Airbus A380-800 (registration A6-EVG) was met by the airport emergency crew.

Landings are moved on runway 27R forcing a number of planes to enter holding patterns.

UPDATE 19:01 BST
Flight operations are about to resume on runway 27R.

UPDATE 19:04 BST
First flight to land: Boeing 747 cargo of Singapore Airlines.

UPDATE 19:28 BST
The Emirates A380 is being towed to terminal.

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