The flight VS8 departed Los Angeles at 15:22 PST yesterday for a 10h 20m flight to London Heathrow.

The crew declared an emergency (squawk 7700) while entering Irish airspace, one hour from London LHR.

The flight is operated by an Airbus A350K (registration G-VJAM).

UPDATE #1
The flight is still cruising at 38,000 ft while entering soon UK airspace. Continuing to Heathrow.

UPDATE #2
The A350 has started its approach to London.

UPDATE #3
Flight VS8 is on final approach to runway 09L.

UPDATE #4
The flight has safely landed on runway 27L.

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Wednesday, September 11 2024, Virgin Atlantic flight #VS8 departed LAX about one hour late at 18:08 PDT. The Airbus A350-1000 took off from the runway 24L.

The aircraft (registration G-VPOP) stopped climbing at 15,000 ft then entered a hold. Pilots had to deal with a technical issue with the aircraft and contacted ATC to require a return to LAX Airport.

The Airbus A350K aircraft landed on runway 25L one hour and 25 minutes after departure.

As the crew didn’t have much time to burn/dump fuel, the plane was met by ARFF to inspect the hot brakes.

The airline confirmed a technical issue. The aircraft is still on the ground at Los Angeles at the time we’re writing this article.

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