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British Airways flight to Chicago drops 28K feet — then spends 4 hours flying in circles before returning to London

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O’Neill, J. (2026, October 5). British Airways flight to Chicago drops 28K feet — then spends 4 hours flying in circles before returning to London. New York Post. https://nypost.com/2026/10/05/world-news/british-airways-flight-to-chicago-drops-28k-feet-then-spends-4-hours-flying-in-circles-before-returning-to-london/

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A British Airways flight from London to Chicago experienced a sudden drop of 28,000 feet over Ireland within seven minutes and then circled for four hours before returning to Heathrow Airport. The Boeing 777, Flight BA295, departed at 12:15 p.m., deployed oxygen masks during the emergency descent, and declared an in-flight emergency due to a technical issue. British Airways confirmed that the aircraft landed safely and passengers disembarked normally.

Written by AI on 2026-10-05, from this article's own text only (the story summary below draws on all the coverage).

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On Monday, a British Airways flight from London to Chicago experienced a dramatic descent of about 27,000 feet, dropping from 36,000 feet to around 9,000 feet over Ireland shortly after takeoff. The aircraft then circled for several hours off the UK coast, specifically over the Bristol Channel between Pembrokeshire and North Devon, burning fuel to lower its weight before safely landing back at Heathrow Airport in London. Passengers reported experiencing turbulence followed by oxygen mask deployment, indicating a "technical issue." Despite this emergency situation, passengers disembarked normally after landing around 5 pm local time. The airline assured customers their travel plans would be adjusted promptly.

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A Chicago-bound British Airways airliner was forced to drop 28,000 feet in seven minutes before declaring an emergency. asserted

airliner → bind → emergency

Passengers on Flight BA295 were then forced to sit on the plane for four hours as it circled the UK and landed back in London, where it took off from. asserted

it → force → where

The Boeing 777 departed Heathrow Airport at 12:15 p.m. but was forced to turn around over Ireland after the unspecified “technical issue” caused it to rapidly descend 28,000 feet, according to FlightAware. Oxygen masks were then deployed for the passengers and crew following the sudden steep descent, The Mirror reported. uncertain

Mirror → depart → descent

After pilots declared an emergency, the plane then spent hours cruising around the shoreline of Wales to burn enough fuel to be able to land, the flight tracking website showed. asserted

website → declare → fuel

“The aircraft landed safely after our highly-trained pilots returned to Heathrow following a technical issue,” British Airways reportedly wrote in a statement. uncertain

Airways → land → statement

“Customers disembarked the aircraft normally and our teams are working to get their travel plans back on track as quickly as possible.” asserted

plans → disembark → track

British Airways did not immediately respond to a request for comment from The Post. asserted

Airways → respond → Post

The incident came less than a month after thousands of flights were cancelled due to technical issues with the United Kingdom’s air traffic control system. asserted

thousands → come → system

British Airways flight to Chicago drops 28K feet — then spends 4 hours flying in circles before returning to London

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