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British Airways flight heading to Abuja from London on Tuesday returned to
Heathrow Airport after the plane lost one of its engines mid-air.
The
airline 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 confirmatory mail sent to THISDAY Newspapers, 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)”
The
aircraft, which took off from London on Tuesday, executed a return after losing
an engine mid-flight after the pilot had announced that the flight would be
returning to its port of departure.
The
airline later confirmed that BA 083 flight returned to Heathrow and was met by
the emergency services as a precautionary measure after the technical hitches.
“The
aircraft experienced a minor technical issue and our pilots elected to return
to Heathrow,” it said in a statement.
“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.”
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