British Airways flight called mayday on approach to Heathrow
A British Airways flight from Dusseldorf to Heathrow issued a mayday call following multiple stall warnings and a data system failure. The UK's Air Accidents Investigation Branch is currently conducting a correspondence investigation into the serious incident.
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Image source, Reuters By Ben King , Business reporter and Katy Austin , Transport correspondent Published 11 minutes ago A British Airways flight issued a "mayday" distress call on its approach to Heathrow Airport earlier this month, according to a statement from France's accident investigation authority.
The call was made on an Airbus A320 flying from Dusseldorf airport in Germany on 6 July following two stall warnings on the aircraft, before it landed without further incident.
The UK's Air Accidents Investigation Branch (AAIB) said it was "investigating a serious incident".
A British Airways spokesperson said the airline was assisting the AAIB with its investigation and was not legally able to comment further at this stage.
The French Air Safety Investigation Authority, the BEA, said that as the plane approached Heathrow, there was a data system failure which triggered a stall warning.
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