British Airways flight to Chicago drops 27,000 feet, returns to London

LONDON — A British Airways passenger jet declared an emergency and descended 27,000 feet while flying from London to Chicago on Monday.

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About 30 minutes into its journey, the Boeing 777 dropped from 36,000 feet to 9,000 feet in around seven minutes, according to flight tracking website FlightAware.

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The plane turned around over Ireland before zig-zagging over the Bristol Channel to the west on England for the next four hours, finally landing back at London’s Heathrow Airport at 5 p.m. local time (noon ET).

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British Airways and Heathrow did not immediately respond to requests for comment.

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