British Airways flight declares mid-air emergency en route to Heathrow

A British Airways flight from Ireland to London declared an in-flight emergency due to a “technical issue” on Tuesday morning.

The crew of flight BA825 from Dublin to Heathrow issued a squawk 7700 code, the signal for a general emergency, while flying over Liverpool, reported AirLive.

According to the aviation news source, shortly after reaching its cruising altitude, the Airbus A321neo aircraft executed a controlled descent to 8,000 feet before landing safely at Heathrow.

FlightAware data shows that the aircraft departed Dublin at 8.30am, landing in London at 9.49am after the one hour and 19 minute journey.

A spokesperson for British Airways said: “The aircraft landed safely at Heathrow following a minor technical issue.​​​​​​​”

On Sunday, a Jet2 flight from London to Spain was forced to divert to France after declaring a mid-flight emergency.

Flight LS1473 from Stansted to Ibiza made an unscheduled landing in Paris after crew transmitted a squawk 7700 code, known as the signal for a general emergency.

According to FlightAware data, the Boeing 737-800 diverted around an hour and a half into the over two-hour-long journey, landing at Paris Charles de Gaulle at 10.49am local time.

Emergency services at the French airport were positioned on standby to meet the aircraft ahead of its arrival, reported AirLive.

Flight tracking data showed the Boeing turned for Paris while travelling over French airspace before landing safely on runway 27L.

The flight later continued its route to Ibiza, departing at 12.51pm local time and arriving on the Spanish island at 2.33pm.

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