A British Airways plane, which took off from London on Tuesday to Abuja executed a return after losing an engine mid-flight.
TVC reported that the aircraft took off from Heathrow airport Tuesday night and was airborne when its pilot announced that the flight would be returning to its port of departure.
British Airways later confirmed that BA 083 flight returned to Heathrow and was met by the emergency services as a precaution measure after what it called “a minor technical issue.”
In a mail sent to THISDAY, the airline said, “For your information, the aircraft experienced a minor technical issue and our pilots elected to return to Heathrow. In terms of the emergency services meeting the aircraft, this is standard practice.
“Our aircraft returned to Heathrow and was met by the emergency services as a precaution after experiencing a minor technical issue. Our teams looked after our customers last night, providing them with overnight accommodation. We’re sorry to our customers for the delay to their travel plans. (sic)”
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