Claims extracted
18
sentences that state something as happening or true
Uncertain
6%
1 of 18 hedged
("reportedly", "may", "according to")
Leaning
not political
takes no side on a contested political question
Publisher signals
66/100
The Guardian's corrections and
hedging, across everything collected from it. Not a measure of accuracy.
Outlets on this story
6
Other
Same framing elsewhere
1
articles that frame the event the way this one does
A flight from London to Chicago declared an emergency after a sudden and steep descent of 28,000 feet over Ireland and was forced to turn back to Britain.
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flight → declare → Britain
British Airways flight BA295 was bound for Chicago’s O’Hare airport but after a “technical issue” during which oxygen masks were deployed from the ceiling, the plane landed safely back at London Heathrow.
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plane → bind → Heathrow
The aircraft, a Boeing 777-200ER, had departed Heathrow at 12.14pm on Monday for its scheduled transatlantic flight, and an hour into the journey had ascended to its cruising altitude of 37,000 feet.
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hour → depart → feet
According to passengers, the plane then encountered turbulence moments before the masks dropped, prompting “uncertainty” among those on board.
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masks → accord → board
Pilots descended to below 10,000 feet and issued a 7700 emergency squawk to air traffic control – the international general emergency code – and made a U-turn to head back towards England.
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Pilots → descend → England
Flight-tracking services showed the aircraft flying in a looping holding pattern over the Bristol Channel between Pembrokeshire and North Devon as the plane burnt off fuel in order to lower its weight, allowing the pilots to make a normal landing just after 5pm.
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pilots → track → pm
Passenger Tom Nicholls said there was a “sudden bit of turbulence” before the emergency was declared and that the quick descent to 9,000ft hadn’t been too uncomfortable.
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descent → say → ft
He said: “The plane adjusted but it didn’t feel like it was descending rapidly.
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it → say → ?
I’d say the pilots did a very good job.
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pilots → say → job
“The oxygen masks popped out soon after and there was a bit of uncertainty onboard.
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masks → pop → uncertainty
The couple in front couldn’t get to theirs but by the time they’d found a spare seat with a mask, the captain announced we were below 10,000ft so they were not needed.”
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they → get → ft
A spokesperson for BA said: “The safety of our customers and crew is always our top priority, and the aircraft landed safely after our highly trained pilots returned to Heathrow following a technical issue.
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pilots → say → issue
“Customers disembarked the aircraft normally and our teams are working to get their travel plans back on track as quickly as possible.”
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plans → disembark → track
Photographs taken by passengers and shared on social media showed oxygen masks dangling from the ceiling as the plane made the return journey.
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plane → take → journey
A rapid descent to below 10,000 feet and a 7700 emergency squawk are routinely associated with aircraft experiencing cabin depressurisation but the official cause of the emergency has yet to be confirmed by BA.
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cause → associate → BA
The Boeing 777-200ER is one of BA’s oldest planes in service, having been delivered to the carrier almost 30 years ago – in July 1997.
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200ER → deliver → July
Live streams showed the aircraft making its descent and safe landing back to Heathrow.
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aircraft → show → Heathrow
Many passengers have been booked on to new flights departing on Tuesday.
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passengers → book → Tuesday
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