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| BA emergency landing forces London Gatwick runway closure | BA emergency landing forces London Gatwick runway closure |
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| The runway at Gatwick Airport had to be closed and flights have been diverted after an inbound airliner requested an emergency landing. | |
| The British Airways Airbus from Naples landed shortly after midnight on Friday after reporting a technical fault. | The British Airways Airbus from Naples landed shortly after midnight on Friday after reporting a technical fault. |
| The A320 remained on the runway while an inspection took place. | The A320 remained on the runway while an inspection took place. |
| The airport said the main runway "remained temporarily unavailable whilst we switched to our standby". A handful of flights were diverted. | The airport said the main runway "remained temporarily unavailable whilst we switched to our standby". A handful of flights were diverted. |
| No-one was injured in the emergency landing and passengers were able to disembark the aircraft a short time later. | No-one was injured in the emergency landing and passengers were able to disembark the aircraft a short time later. |
| British Airways said: "Our flight landed safely after our pilots requested a priority landing as a precaution after a technical fault. | British Airways said: "Our flight landed safely after our pilots requested a priority landing as a precaution after a technical fault. |
| "Our engineers are currently conducting a thorough check of the aircraft." | "Our engineers are currently conducting a thorough check of the aircraft." |
| An EasyJet service from Paphos and a TUI flight from Lanarca flew to other airports before the standby runway opened. | An EasyJet service from Paphos and a TUI flight from Lanarca flew to other airports before the standby runway opened. |