BA Flight to Chicago drops 27,000 feet, returns to London

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British Airways flight drops 28,000 feet in minutes before emergency landing.

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A British Airways flight has been forced into an emergency landing after dropping thousands of feet shortly after take-off.

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The Boeing 777-200ER operating flight BA295 to Chicago was forced to declare an emergency and abandon its transatlantic crossing when it plunged dramatically from 37,000 feet to roughly 9,000 feet.The terrifying ordeal occurred over Irish waters, around 34 minutes into the near-nine-hour flight.It departed Heathrow Terminal 5 at 11.15am today, bound for Chicago O'Hare.

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TRENDING Stories Videos Your Say By 11.50am, the aircraft, which had just reached a cruising altitude of 36,000 feet, suddenly plummeted, reaching just 9,000 feet by 11.57am, according to data from Flightradar24.Then, at 12.10pm, it executed a sharp U-turn, with flight-tracking data confirming it was being redirected back to its point of origin.The precise nature of the operational issue that prompted the emergency remains unconfirmed by the carrier.Footage online appears to show oxygen masks being...

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British Airways flight drops 27,000 feet, returns to London.

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A spokesperson for British Airways said there was a technical issue and that the aircraft later landed safely.

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BA Flight to Chicago drops 27,000 feet, returns to London.

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