VS155 Archives - AIRLIVE https://airlive.net/tag/vs155/ Aviation news network Tue, 17 Dec 2024 22:24:12 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.7.2 https://airlive.net/wp-content/uploads/2022/11/cropped-Logo-carre-32px-32x32.png VS155 Archives - AIRLIVE https://airlive.net/tag/vs155/ 32 32 Virgin Atlantic VS155 to Las Vegas is declaring an emergency and turning around https://airlive.net/emergency/2024/12/17/virgin-atlantic-vs155-to-las-vegas-is-declaring-an-emergency-and-turning-around/ Tue, 17 Dec 2024 18:23:25 +0000 https://airlive.net/?p=112753 Virgin Atlantic flight from London Heathrow to Las Vegas has declared an emergency and turned around over Atlantic. The flight #VS155 departed London Heathrow this afternoon at 16:32 GMT from runway 27R. The Boeing 787-9 (registration G-VZIG) climbed to 34,000 ft but turned around before crossing the Atlantic, North of Ireland. The pilots declared an […]

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]]> Virgin Atlantic flight from London Heathrow to Las Vegas has declared an emergency and turned around over Atlantic.

The flight #VS155 departed London Heathrow this afternoon at 16:32 GMT from runway 27R.

The Boeing 787-9 (registration G-VZIG) climbed to 34,000 ft but turned around before crossing the Atlantic, North of Ireland.

The pilots declared an emergency (squawk 7700) almost 1 hour and 30 minutes into the flight due to a mechanical issue.

UPDATE 18:15 GMT
The flight is returning to London Heathrow.

UPDATE 18:50 GMT
Flight VS155 is starting direct approach to LHR airport.

UPDATE 19:15 GMT
The Boeing 787-9 has landed on runway 27L.

UPDATE 22:20 GMT
Boarding in progress on a replacement aircraft.

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