British Airways Boeing 777-200 airplane with registration G-YMMO landing at London Heathrow International Airport in England, UK that is the main hub and base for BAW. BA is the flag carrier airline and is member of Oneworld aviation alliance. Boeing 777-200(ER) is an airplane with extended range of distance flying capability. (Photo by Nicolas Economou/NurPhoto via Getty Images)
A British Airways flight heading to Abuja from London reportedly lost one of its engines mid-air, hence it has returned to Heathrow Airport.
The airline confirmed that BA 083 flight returned to Heathrow and was met by the emergency services as a precaution measure after what it called “a minor technical issue.”
In a mail sent to THISDAY, the airline said, “For your information, the aircraft experienced a minor technical issue and our pilots elected to return to Heathrow. In terms of the emergency services meeting the aircraft, this is standard practice.
“Our aircraft returned to Heathrow and was met by the emergency services as a precaution after experiencing a minor technical issue. Our teams looked after our customers last night, providing them with overnight accommodation. We’re sorry to our customers for the delay to their travel plans.”
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