A BRITISH Airways flight to Denver has been forced to return to Denver just hours into its journey after a “minor technical issue”.
Flight BA219 did a U-turn after a reported hydraulic failure, requesting a long approach to Heathrow.
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British Airways told The Sun: “The flight returned to Heathrow due to a minor technical issue.
“The aircraft landed safely and customers disembarked as normal.
“We have apologised to customers for the disruption to their travel plans and will get them on their way as quickly as possible.”
The Sun understands that customers have been rebooked and provided with hotel accommodation.
A live tracker on the Radarbox website showed how the Airbus A-350 turned back after flying over Ireland into the skies above the Atlantic Ocean.
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