British Airways flight #BA12 to London Heathrow returned to Singapore due to a technical issue.
The flight #BA12 departed one hour late at 03:10 SGT from Singapore Changi Airport to London Heathrow.
The typical flight duration is 10 hours, with a landing scheduled at 6:30 BST at LHR.
The Airbus A380 (registration G-XLED) took off from runway 20C and climbed to 27,000 ft. The crew contacted ATC and requested a return following a technical issue.
The A380 aircraft descended to 10,000 ft and started to circle over the sea to dump/burn fuel for 5 hours in order to reduce the weight before returning to SIN.
Long haul aircraft such as the Airbus A380 and Boeing B777 are equipped to jettison fuel in emergency situations only. According to CAA guidelines fuel should be dumped over the sea or if this is not possible it should be above 10,000 feet to allow the fuel to evaporate before reaching the ground.
The 10 year-old plane finally landed on the runway 2C more than 5 hours after departure at Singapore Changi Airport.
We’re sorry that this flight has been delayed to the following day.
British Airways
British Airways confirmed the incident and cancelled the flight. New departure is scheduled at 17:00 from terminal 1.
