Police surround United Airlines plane after it makes emergency landing at Heathrow – Bundlezy

Police surround United Airlines plane after it makes emergency landing at Heathrow

United airlines smoke in the cabin bigjet TV
The crew declared an emergency (Picture: Bigjet TV)

A passenger plane has been surrounded by police and fire crews after making an emergency landing at Heathrow after takeoff.

United Airlines flight UA949 left Heathrow at 12.45pm before turning around and making an emergency landing.

The crew declared an emergency on board the flight as it headed to San Francisco and made a U-turn.

United Airlines plane makes emergency landing at Heathrow as 'smoke fills cabin' An emergency was declared as the San Francisco-bound flight made a U-turn for an immediate return to London Heathrow
The plane turned around after takeoff (Picture: Flightradar)

The reason for the return to London was a technical fault, AirLive reports.

Police vans and fire engines were scrambled to the runway and met the plane after arrival.

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