British Airways ‘flight to nowhere’ after rapid descent and oxygen masks deployed
The plane flew for over five hours before returning to Heathrow Passengers on a British Airways flight were forced to endure a more than five hour flight to nowhere yesterday after their plane was forced to make a suddent descent and U-turn. Flight BA259, operated by a Boeing 777-200ER was meant to be heading to […]
1 week ago
British Airways flight declares mid-air emergency after sudden descent and U-turn over Ireland
It made a sudden U-turn A British Airways flight was forced to return to Heathrow Airport today following a U-turn over Ireland after a “sudden descent”. It comes after the plane squawked 7700, the internationally recognised code for a midair emergency. Flight BA259, operated by a Boeing 777-200ER was meant to be heading to Chicago […]
1 week ago
British Airways mayday flight ‘seconds from disaster’ after ‘serious incident’ above London
A passenger aboard the flight describes fear and shouts of “I don’t want to die“ On Monday 16 July, Flight BA919 from Düsseldorf to London Heathrow encountered a mid-flight issue described as ‘most serious near miss in years’. The difficulties came as the British Airways Airbus A320 was set to land, with many passengers feeling […]
2 months ago
13-year-old with Tourette’s escorted off flight and denied boarding after ‘bomb’ comment
Mason and his family were refused entry to the flight On Saturday (23 May), 13-year-old Mason was supposed to fly out to Spain with his family. However, Mason ended up being refused entry to the British Airways (BA) flight at the gate due to safety risks. Mason, who has Tourette’s syndrome, repeatedly shouted “bomb” while […]
5 months ago
‘Barebeating’ in the skies: The ‘nightmare’ trend coming to a flight near you
Brace yourselves… Thanks to Elon Musk’s Starlink WiFi, passengers on British Airways flights can now make a phone or video call, and every single plane from the airline will have the same technology in two years time. What this means is that soon you will be able to Facetime, WhatsApp video call, or zoom or […]
6 months ago
Major UK airline cancels all flights to Dubai until June amid Iran war
BREAKING As the ongoing crisis in the Middle East continues to affect air travel, a major UK airline has cancelled all flights to Dubai. British Airways has confirmed that all flights to Dubai have been cancelled until June. It includes flights to the United Arab Emirates city as well as to Bahrain and Amman in […]
7 months ago