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Avianca Boeing 787 AV121 returned to London Heathrow during the night

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Last updated: July 14, 2025, 10:23 UTC
Published: Monday, July 14, 2025, at 10:50 UTC
Category: Europe Tracking UK
Author: AIRLIVE contibutors

Airline: Avianca
Aircraft: Boeing 787-8
Data: AV AV121 LHR N783AV
Avianca flight AV121
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A flight to Bogota returned to London Heathrow after U-turn over the sea at 37,500 feet.

Avianca flight AV121 departed London Heathrow on time at 22:05 BST Saturday night for a 10-hour flight to Bogota, Colombia.

The Boeing 787-8 (registration N783AV) climbed to 37,500 feet but turn around, still in London FIR, 30 minutes after takeoff from runway 27L.

The Dreamliner was then vectored back to LHR Airport for a reason still unknown.

Flight AV121 landed back in London, on same runway, 1 hour and 20 minutes after departure.

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