British Airways A388 at London on Nov 6th 2024, engine shut down in flight
Last Update: November 6, 2024 / 17:41:02 GMT/Zulu time
Incident Facts
Date of incident
Nov 6, 2024
Classification
Incident
Airline
British Airways
Flight number
BA-207
Departure
London Heathrow, United Kingdom
Destination
Miami, United States
Aircraft Registration
G-XLEC
Aircraft Type
Airbus A380-800
ICAO Type Designator
A388
The rotation BA-207/208 was cancelled, the passengers were rebooked onto the next flights.
The occurrence aircraft is still on the ground about 1.5 hours after landing back.
The airline reported the aircraft returned due to a technical problem.
Incident Facts
Date of incident
Nov 6, 2024
Classification
Incident
Airline
British Airways
Flight number
BA-207
Departure
London Heathrow, United Kingdom
Destination
Miami, United States
Aircraft Registration
G-XLEC
Aircraft Type
Airbus A380-800
ICAO Type Designator
A388
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