A British Airways flight has reportedly been forced to make an emergency landing at Heathrow shortly after take-off following reports of a burning smell and crew feeling unwell.
Flight BA 2596 was bound for Verona this morning, with an update to passengers saying aircraft had suffered a "technical issue".
In a message from British Services sent to one traveller, a statement said: "We apologise for the delay to your flight to Verona today.
"We had to return back to London Heathrow due to a technical issue. Safety is our number one priority and we would never continue a flight unless it was safe to do so.
"We are currently in the process of arranging a new aircraft so that we are able to get you to your destination."
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One passenger took to Twitter claiming “they smelt burning and some of the cabin crew felt unwell”.
A statement from BA read: "The safety of our customers and crew is always our priority and the flight returned to Heathrow as a precaution due to a minor technical issue.
We've apologised to our customers and have organised a replacement aircraft so that we can get them on their way again as quickly as possible.”
The aircraft performing the flight was an Airbus - with passengers now on their way to Verona onboard another A320, reports airlive.net.
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