{"id":42466,"date":"2023-08-21T19:32:37","date_gmt":"2023-08-21T14:02:37","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/aviationa2z.com\/?p=42466"},"modified":"2023-11-19T11:09:05","modified_gmt":"2023-11-19T05:39:05","slug":"british-airways-777-london-to-orlando-flight-u-turn","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/aviationa2z.com\/index.php\/2023\/08\/21\/british-airways-777-london-to-orlando-flight-u-turn\/","title":{"rendered":"British Airways 777 from London to Orlando Flight Makes U-Turn"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p><strong>LONDON-<\/strong> Flag carrier of the United Kingdom,<a href=\"https:\/\/aviationa2z.com\/?s=British+Airways\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"> British Airways (BA) <\/a>flight from <a href=\"https:\/\/aviationa2z.com\/?s=London\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">London Gatwick (LGW) <\/a>to Orlando (MCO) is turning back towards LGW.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/aviationa2z.com\/?s=Boeing\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Boeing <\/a>777-200ER, registered as <strong>G-VIIP<\/strong>, operates the flight. Further, the aircraft is almost 25 years old and is part of the airline since its induction in 1999.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"586\" src=\"https:\/\/aviationa2z.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/image-344-1024x586.png\" alt=\"Flag carrier of the United Kingdom, British Airways (BA) flight from London Heathrow (LHR) to Orlando (MCO), is turning back towards LHR.\" class=\"wp-image-42468\" srcset=\"https:\/\/aviationa2z.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/image-344-1024x586.png 1024w, https:\/\/aviationa2z.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/image-344-300x172.png 300w, https:\/\/aviationa2z.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/image-344-768x440.png 768w, https:\/\/aviationa2z.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/image-344-750x429.png 750w, https:\/\/aviationa2z.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/image-344-1140x653.png 1140w, https:\/\/aviationa2z.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/image-344.png 1443w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-british-airways-london-to-orlando-u-turn\">British Airways London to Orlando U-Turn<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>The reason for this diversion is not clearly known, but it could be from a medical emergency to technical snags. Now let us establish the flight timeline with the help of FlightRadar24 data.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>British Airways flight <strong>BA2037<\/strong> took off from London (LGW) at 10:10 AM UTC. After being airborne for more than two hours and on track toward Orlando (MCO), it decided to make a U-turn back toward LGW.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The flight is currently in the air and has possibly dumped the additional fuel required to reach MCO over the Atlantic Ocean. At the time of writing, the flight is over Ireland and is expected to reach LGW shortly.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Recently, on August 18, 2023, flight BA2037 was canceled by the airline. Subsequently, passengers faced a bunch of problems due to this cancellation.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>This is not the first time that a British flight has made a U-Turn over the Atlantic.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><em>This is the developing Story; keep checking back for the latest Updates.<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"504\" src=\"https:\/\/aviationa2z.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/image-346-1024x504.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-42479\" srcset=\"https:\/\/aviationa2z.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/image-346-1024x504.png 1024w, https:\/\/aviationa2z.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/image-346-300x148.png 300w, https:\/\/aviationa2z.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/image-346-768x378.png 768w, https:\/\/aviationa2z.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/image-346-750x369.png 750w, https:\/\/aviationa2z.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/image-346-1140x561.png 1140w, https:\/\/aviationa2z.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/image-346.png 1155w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>1st Update: <\/strong>The flight landed safely at London Gatwick Airport (LGW) around 2:36 PM UTC.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>2nd Update: <\/strong>Half a dozen firefighting vehicles are following the aircraft, and it looks like there are some issues with the landing gear or hydraulic system. But once we have confirmation, we will update you.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"683\" src=\"https:\/\/aviationa2z.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/1080px-G-XLEA@HKG_20181006133052-1024x683.jpg\" alt=\"Flag carrier of the United Kingdom, British Airways (BA) flight from London Heathrow (LHR) to Orlando (MCO), is turning back towards LHR.\" class=\"wp-image-36680\" srcset=\"https:\/\/aviationa2z.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/1080px-G-XLEA@HKG_20181006133052-1024x683.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/aviationa2z.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/1080px-G-XLEA@HKG_20181006133052-600x400.jpg 600w, https:\/\/aviationa2z.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/1080px-G-XLEA@HKG_20181006133052-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/aviationa2z.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/1080px-G-XLEA@HKG_20181006133052-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/aviationa2z.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/1080px-G-XLEA@HKG_20181006133052-750x500.jpg 750w, https:\/\/aviationa2z.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/1080px-G-XLEA@HKG_20181006133052.jpg 1080w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Photo: By N509FZ &#8211; Own work, CC BY-SA 4.0, https:\/\/commons.wikimedia.org\/w\/index.php?curid=73428170<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-similar-incident\">Similar Incident<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>On June 22, 2023, the<a href=\"https:\/\/aviationa2z.com\/?s=British+Airways\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"> British Airways (BA)<\/a>&nbsp;London to Miami flight operated using Airbus A380 is seen circling randomly over the Atlantic Ocean.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The incident occurred due to a failure with its standby communication system.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The aircraft involved in this incident is British Airways Airbus A380, registered as G-XLEA. Further, it is a 10.6-year-old carrier; BA took delivery of it back in 2013.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Stay tuned with us. Further, follow us on social media for the latest updates.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Join us on&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/t.me\/s\/aviationa2z\" rel=\"nofollow\">Telegram Group&nbsp;<\/a>for the Latest Aviation Updates. 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