BA flight in mid-air emergency above major UK city
A British Airways flight declared an in-flight emergency on Tuesday morning while flying from Dublin to London. Flight BA825, operated by an Airbus A321neo registered as G-TNEI, departed Dublin Airport (DUB) at 8.45am on September 1.
TL;DR
- British Airways flight BA825 from Dublin to London declared an in-flight emergency over Liverpool.
- The aircraft squawked code 7700, signaling a general emergency, and descended to 8,000 feet.
- Emergency services were on standby at Heathrow Airport for the flight's arrival.
- British Airways stated the aircraft landed safely due to a minor technical issue.
- A separate cyber security breach affected Manchester, Stansted, and East Midlands airports, compromising booking and wifi data.
- The airport group confirmed that no bank or payment information was accessed and aviation security was not compromised.