British Airways apologizes as flight lands back at Heathrow after 9 hours in the air

A British Airways (BA) flight to the US had to return to Heathrow Airport after experiencing technical problems, landing back at the London airport more than nine hours after take-off. The Boeing 787-9 Dreamliner was en route to George Bush Intercontinental Airport in Houston, Texas, when it was forced to turn back – it had just crossed the Canadian border.

Flightradar24 reports that the aircraft flew for nine and a half hours, crossing the Atlantic Ocean twice, before landing at Heathrow Airport, it reports. The Evening Standard. The plane flew 7,779 km on the “flight to nowhere” before the minor technical problem forced its return, although it was not serious enough to warrant an emergency landing.

It returned safely to London airport where BA technicians were waiting to repair it. In a statement, the airline said: “The flight returned to London Heathrow as a precaution due to a minor technical issue. It landed safely and customers disembarked normally.

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“We apologize to our customers for the disruption to their journey.” Passengers were booked on separate flights to the Texas airport and any missed connecting flights.

They were also trained on how to claim compensation and expenses. It comes just months after a separate BA flight to Prague from Heathrow was forced to turn back mid-journey “as a precaution”.

The passengers were eventually seen on another plane.

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