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Seven-hour diversion: British Airways flight to Delhi returns to Heathrow

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Passengers on yesterday’s British Airways flight BA143 from London Heathrow, United Kingdom, and Delhi, India, were in for a treat as 3,5 hours into the 8-hour-flight, the Boeing 787-9 (registered G-ZBKO) headed back to …. Heathrow.

According to radar images, the Dreamliner was flying north of Istanbul when the pilots decided to head back.

Upon arrival back at London Heathrow, the aircraft was met by a fire truck.

The aircraft faced a technical issue disallowing it to take off again from Delhi. Hence the diversion back to her base.

The airline was quick to arrange a new aircraft (a Boeing 787-9, registered G-ZBKR), and the passengers landed in Delhi with a delay of over 10 hours.

Passengers that were scheduled on return flight BA142 were accommodated in hotels. One of them was so unhappy that he rushed to social media to complain:

This post was published on 11 January 2023 16:35

Bart Noëth

Working for 25 years in the aviation industry, I changed my career and became a firefighter/EMT in 2021. I like to spend my free time with my two sons, girlfriend, family and friends. I love to travel, wine and dine and support my favourite football squad KV Mechelen. Once an Ironman 70.3 finisher and dreaming of completing a full distance.

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