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.
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.
