A British Airways flight en route from London to Chicago experienced a pressurization failure and returned to London.

Updated 2026-10-08 · told from many outlets at once

A British Airways Boeing 777 flying from London to Chicago descended rapidly and returned to London Heathrow after declaring an emergency.

• A Boeing 777-200ER descended from 36,000 feet to 9,000 feet during a flight from London to Chicago.
• The aircraft diverted and returned to London Heathrow after declaring an emergency over Ireland.
• NATS attributed the incident to software failures.

Outlets: El Mundo (Portada), La Stampa, Open, Repubblica.it > Homepage, The Business Standard (BD), The Guardian

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