A British Airways flight bound for Chicago declared an emergency after making a sudden and steep descent while flying over Ireland.
BA Flight BA295, a Boeing 777-200ER heading from London Heathrow to Chicago O’Hare, departed Heathrow’s Terminal 5 at around 12.14pm on its scheduled transatlantic service.
The aircraft climbed to approximately 37,000ft early in its journey before unexpectedly beginning a rapid descent.
The airline said the plane had experienced a ‘technical issue’ forcing it to head back towards the UK.
According to flight-tracking data, the plane eventually landed back at Heathrow just after 5pm following a diversion which saw it do several lengths of Bristol Channel.
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