Heathrow Airport

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    United Airlines Plane Returns to London due to Electrical Issue

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    United Airlines flight UA-935 had to return and make an emergency landing at Heathrow Airport, London, at around 12:33 P.M. on August 7th.

    The Boeing 777-200 had to return after the pilot noticed sparks and smoke in cabin due to an electrical issue.

    The plane was heading towards Los Angeles International Airport, California, at the time.

    The aircraft landed uneventfully. All 265 passengers and 14 crew members aboard remained safe.

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    AA Jet Makes Emergency Landing at Heathrow Airport

    American AirlinesAmerican Airlines flight AA65 had to make an emergency landing at London’s Heathrow Airport, on February 23.

    Emergency was declared aboard the Boeing 767-300 aircraft after its windscreen cracked. The plane was heading from Zurich, Switzerland, to New York at the time.

    The plane landed uneventfully and no one was hurt.

    It is not clear how the windscreen cracked.

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    British Airways Flight Makes Emergency Landing at Heathrow Airport

    British airwaysBritish Airways flight BA103 returned to London’s Heathrow Airport on January 8.

    The Boeing Dreamliner 787 was en-route to Calgary, Canada, when a technical issue with one of its engines forced it to return for an emergency landing.

    The airline said in a statement, “The flight landed safely at Heathrow and all customers left the aircraft as normal…We are sorry for the inconvenience but safety is always our highest priority…There was a suspected problem with the engine, and our engineers are now inspecting the aircraft to determine the nature of the problem.”

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    British Airways Flight Makes Emergency Landing at London Heathrow

    britishairwaysBritish Airways flight BA 676, on its way to Istanbul, Turkey, had to return and make an emergency landing at Heathrow Airport, London, shortly after it took off at about 11 a.m. on July 3.

    The decision to make an emergency landing was made after the crew reported a ‘burning smell’ in the cockpit of the Boeing 767-300. A hundred eighty-five passengers were aboard.

    Metropolitan Police Service and fire fighters were on alert when the plane landed back at the airport, just 35 minutes after it departed. No one was injured.

    The airline confirmed that the plane experienced a minor technical problem which is being resolved and it will soon return to service.