{"id":124764,"date":"2025-12-10T23:40:00","date_gmt":"2025-12-10T18:10:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/aviationa2z.com\/?p=124764"},"modified":"2026-01-26T00:07:09","modified_gmt":"2026-01-25T18:37:09","slug":"british-airways-a380-flight-to-san-francisco-u-turn-to-london","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/aviationa2z.com\/index.php\/2025\/12\/10\/british-airways-a380-flight-to-san-francisco-u-turn-to-london\/","title":{"rendered":"British Airways A380 Pilots Operating Flight to San Francisco Makes U-Turn to London"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

LONDON-<\/strong> Flag carrier of the UK, British Airways (BA)<\/a> flight BA285 from London Heathrow (LHR) to San Francisco (SFO) made a U-Turn back at LHR on December 10, 2025.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

According to the current flight schedule, British Airways operates two daily flights between London and San Francisco using Airbus A380s and Boeing 777-300ERs.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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British Airways A380 Returns to LHR<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

According to FlightRadar24 data, British Airways flight took off from London Heathrow at 12:16 UTC.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

While en route to San Francisco, the pilots reported some technical issues with the aircraft’s communication system and decided to make a U-turn back at London.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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British Airways #BA285<\/a>, flying from London Heathrow to San Francisco, has been holding east of the Oceanic control area for one hour.

Track here: https:\/\/t.co\/YG7yb3wzLv<\/a> pic.twitter.com\/vmOIL6wZy9<\/a><\/p>— Flightradar24 (@flightradar24) December 10, 2025<\/a><\/blockquote>