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British Airways flight ‘declares mid-air emergency’ over UK moments after take-off
Published 14:49 11 Feb 2026 GMT
Updated 16:05 11 Feb 2026 GMT
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The plane is currently the most tracked in the world on Flightradar24
A British Airways flight has declared a mid-air emergency over the UK just moments after it took-off.
A British Airways A319 squawked 7700 while operating a domestic flight from Glasgow to London Heathrow Airport, under the flight number BA1481.
Squawking 7700 means to declare a mid-air emergency, doing so while flying over Scotland shortly after taking-off from Glasgow.
The plane then proceeded to enter a holding pattern over Larkhall and Lanark, doing multiple loops.
The plane has since landed back at Glasgow Airport.
A video on X showed the plane being followed by a number of fire engines while on the ground.
It is not known yet the reason for declaring a mid-air emergency, although these kind of incident are fairly common and could be anything from a technical issue to a sick passenger.
The plane is currently the most tracked in the world on Flightradar24.
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