British Airways A380 is currently holding over the Atlantic Ocean.
British Airways flight BA207 from London Heathrow to Miami has turned back over the Atlantic.
- UPDATE British Airways A380 #BA207 has landed RWY27L back at London Heathrow about 5h30 after departure.
UPDATE #BA207 is now out of holding pattern, heading to London Heathrow, almost 5 hours after takeoff. - UPDATE Pilots stating a standby system failure and returning to LHR instead to be grounded in Miami.
- UPDATE We have confirmation BA207 is circling to burn fuel before returning to London Heathrow.
The A380 (reg. G-XLEA) appears to be burning fuel at 31,000 ft just off the coast of Ireland before landing.
The flight is returning to London Heathrow holding 25,000 ft. Watch live here!
The flight was already suffering 2 hours late. It took off from Heathrow at 12:11 BST instead of 10:25.
British Airways statement to AIRLIVE: We’ve apologised to our customers for the delay to their journey after their flight returned to the airport as a precaution following reports of a minor technical issue. The safety of our customers and crew is always our top priority and we would never operate a flight unless it was safe to do so. Our teams are looking after customers and will endeavour to get them on their way as quickly as possible.