British Airways A380 from London Heathrow to LAX returned to the gate following issue on board.
British Airways A380 registration G-XLEJ was scheduled to depart London Heathrow at 14:05 BST to Los Angeles LAX.
The aircraft left the terminal 5 and lined up to runway 09R then exited the runway to return to the gate.
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About one hour later, the same A380 left the gate and lined up to runway 27L as Heathrow switched active runways due to wind direction change at 15:00 BST.
But the exact same scenario occurred: the aircraft aborted the takeoff and left the runway.
Few minutes later, the A380 returned to the runway threshold and took off at 17:00 BST.
We’re very sorry, this flight has been delayed.
British Airways
The airline is confirming a late departure due to an issue on board without giving more details at this time.
UPDATE
British Airways informed us about a technical issue on the aircraft.