BA flight to Prague makes emergency touchdown ‘after fumes in cockpit’
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A British Airways flight from London to Prague was pressured to land again within the UK simply an hour after taking off, after fumes had been ‘noticed within the cockpit.’
British Airways flight BA854 took off from London’s Heathrow Airport at 7.25am immediately, and was attributable to land in Prage, within the Czech Republic, simply after 10am.
But simply half an hour in, because the airplane handed over Dover, it rotated over the Strait of Dover and got here again to the UK, in keeping with flight path information from FlightRadar24.
The airplane seemed to be heading to London City Airport, however modified route on the final minute and flew again to Heathrow, the place it touched down at 8.41am.
Video footage, captured by a livestreaming service and shared to YouTube, confirmed that a number of fireplace engines rushed to assist the airplane when it landed at Heathrow.
![Video footage, captured by a livestreaming service and shared to YouTube , showed that several fire engines rushed to help the plane when it landed at Heathrow](https://i.dailymail.co.uk/1s/2024/01/21/11/80274363-12988711-image-a-19_1705835627016.jpg)
Video footage, captured by a livestreaming service and shared to YouTube , confirmed that a number of fireplace engines rushed to assist the airplane when it landed at Heathrow
![The plane appeared to be heading to London City Airport , but changed direction at the last minute and flew back to Heathrow](https://i.dailymail.co.uk/1s/2024/01/21/11/80274259-12988711-The_plane_appeared_to_be_heading_to_London_City_Airport_but_chan-a-18_1705835309296.jpg)
The airplane seemed to be heading to London City Airport , however modified route on the final minute and flew again to Heathrow
A British Airway spokesperson instructed MailOnline that the pilots selected to return following the emergence of a ‘technical challenge’, although they declined to specify what the problem was.
They added: ‘We’re sorry for the delay in our prospects’ journey after the plane returned to Heathrow as a precaution.
‘Our groups sorted them while they waited to board a alternative plane to proceed their journey.’
MailOnline has contacted Heathrow Airport and London Fire Brigade for remark.
More to observe.