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| Heathrow closes runway after emergency landing | |
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| Heathrow airport's northern runway remains closed after a British Airways plane trailing smoke made an emergency landing on Friday morning. | Heathrow airport's northern runway remains closed after a British Airways plane trailing smoke made an emergency landing on Friday morning. |
| The flight, heading to Oslo from Heathrow, returned to the airport shortly after takeoff due to a technical fault. Airport officials initially shut both runways but later reopened the southern strip. | The flight, heading to Oslo from Heathrow, returned to the airport shortly after takeoff due to a technical fault. Airport officials initially shut both runways but later reopened the southern strip. |
| Witnesses under the flight path saw flames and smoke coming from the Airbus A319 plane as it came in to land over west London. | Witnesses under the flight path saw flames and smoke coming from the Airbus A319 plane as it came in to land over west London. |
| One man who was working in a garden in Chelsea when the plane flew overheard said he feared something terrible was about to happen when he saw flames coming from the engine. | One man who was working in a garden in Chelsea when the plane flew overheard said he feared something terrible was about to happen when he saw flames coming from the engine. |
| "It was very low and horrendous to watch," a man named Jamie told Sky News. "It's the kind of thing you see seconds from disaster. | "It was very low and horrendous to watch," a man named Jamie told Sky News. "It's the kind of thing you see seconds from disaster. |
| "There was loads of flames coming from the back of the right engine as it came over us. The noise was like a fighter jet … [The engine] was on full fire when we saw it." | "There was loads of flames coming from the back of the right engine as it came over us. The noise was like a fighter jet … [The engine] was on full fire when we saw it." |
| Emergency services arrived at the scene and 75 passengers and crew were safely evacuated on emergency slides. | Emergency services arrived at the scene and 75 passengers and crew were safely evacuated on emergency slides. |
| London fire brigade said a crew from Heathrow fire station had assisted the airport's fire service with an aircraft fire, which had been put out. | London fire brigade said a crew from Heathrow fire station had assisted the airport's fire service with an aircraft fire, which had been put out. |
| British Airways said it was caring for its customers and would be carrying out a full investigation into the incident. | British Airways said it was caring for its customers and would be carrying out a full investigation into the incident. |
| Passengers on resumed flights at Heathrow were told to expect delays of 30-60 minutes, as well as 30 minutes of aircraft taxiing time. | Passengers on resumed flights at Heathrow were told to expect delays of 30-60 minutes, as well as 30 minutes of aircraft taxiing time. |
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