Heathrow closes both runways whilst a BA plane is safely evacuated. Photograph by @MrBarry79
BA Flight 762 to Oslo carrying 75 passengers had to make an emergency landing at Heathrow this morning, after the aircraft apparently hit a flock of birds causing one of the engines to catch on fire, with a smoke trail see across London’s morning skyline.
Heathrow Airport closed both runways after the incident as fire teams rushed to the Airbus A319, and all passengers were safely evacuated. One passenger tweeted the following picture of the plane after he was evacuated:
Correction : Flight is BA 762. All ok. pic.twitter.com/BXMTrYJziH
— David Gallagher (@TBoneGallagher) May 24, 2013
The southern runway has now reopened after the debris was cleared, but the northern runway remains closed
The southern runway is now open and all passengers have been safely evacuated from the aircraft. The northern runway is currently closed.
— Heathrow Airport (@HeathrowAirport) May 24, 2013
The MET Police have said that the incident is not being treated as terrorism
Police at #Heathrow assisted in the response to the emergency landing. It is not being treated as a terrorist incident at this time.
— Metropolitan Police (@metpoliceuk) May 24, 2013
Passengers flying from Heathrow today can check for delays to flights on the Heathrow Departure Board
