Plane turns around after takeoff after 'crack in window' found
- On Tuesday, British Airways flight BA2660 from London Gatwick to Faro, Portugal, diverted back to the UK following a mid-air emergency declared this morning.
- Unconfirmed reports indicate "A passenger window is cracked," which prompted the emergency declaration while the aircraft was flying over France.
- Flight-Tracking data shows the Airbus A321-231 performed a sharp U-turn shortly after passing over Brittany, abandoning its original journey to Portugal.
- EuroFlyer operators reported the "Flight deck going through checks before deciding where to divert." AirNav Radar raised the alarm this morning.
- The cause of the emergency remains unconfirmed as British Airways and Gatwick have been contacted for comment. This is a developing story.
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The case after that of last July 10, when the Serbian entrepreneur was almost sucked from the window of a Boeing 737 on flight FR1879 Ryanair from Thessaloniki to Germany after the glass had broken
On Tuesday, October 13, a British Airways scheduled plane, departing from London and heading to Portugal, Algarve, had to return to the London airport of Gatwick after the crew discovered a cracked window inside the cabin. After taking off regularly at 9:06 am from London, the damage would have been found [...] The article "The flight was hijacked as a result of a technical problem": identified a crack on a British plane's window headed for Port…
British Airways Flight BA2660 Declares Mid-Air Emergency After Cracked Window Report, Turns Back to Gatwick
British Airways flight BA2660 returned to Gatwick after a reported cracked window prompted a mid-air emergency declaration, with the airline citing a minor technical issue.
Flight BA2660 was on its way to the Algarve when the crew detected a broken window. British Airways confirmed a "little technical problem" on board and apologized to the passengers.
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