British Airways flight from Larnaca diverts to Luxembourg after emergency
A British Airways Airbus A321neo bound for Heathrow declared an emergency over continental Europe on Sunday morning and diverted to Luxembourg. The airline has not yet said what the emergency involved.
A British Airways flight from Cyprus to London Heathrow declared an emergency in mid-flight on Sunday morning and diverted to Luxembourg Airport.
Flight BA711, an Airbus A321neo registered G-NEOR, left Larnaca International Airport at 04:20 UTC. It was cruising at 34,000 feet over continental Europe when the crew squawked 7700 shortly after entering French airspace. That transponder code signals a general emergency.
The crew began an immediate descent from cruising altitude and asked to divert to Luxembourg, described as the nearest suitable airport able to handle the aircraft.
Neither British Airways nor air traffic control has detailed the nature of the emergency. Pilots use squawk 7700 to obtain priority handling from controllers, and it covers anything from minor technical problems to medical emergencies.
Preliminary flight planning had the aircraft landing in Luxembourg at 10:10 local time. The airline aims to turn the aircraft around quickly, with a target departure of 11:20 local time to continue to Heathrow.
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Sources
- airlive.netBritish Airways BA711 to Heathrow is declaring an emergency and diverting to Luxembourg