Virgin Flight in Trouble over UK

[Rainsberger]

Hi Guys   "Breaking News"

 

It Appears a Virgin boeing 747 is in trouble over the UK air space traveling to Las Vegas.

 

Virgin Atlantic has confirmed there is a landing gear problem with a flight thought to be circling over Sussex.

The Boeing 747 jumbo is preparing for a "non standard landing" at Gatwick because of a "technical issue with one of the landing gears", said a statement.

 

It was in a holding pattern near Newhaven but is now heading back to the airport, according to flight tracking website Flightradar24.

 © Sky News The plane made it to the South West before turning back. Pic: Flightradar24

Experts have told Sky News the flight may have been dumping fuel and photos appear to show one of the landing gears at an angle.

"The lighter the aircraft is the slower it can land," said air traffic control expert Philip Butterworth-Hayes.

Flight VS43 took off at 11.44am from Gatwick and was heading to Las Vegas

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Twitter users have reported seeing emergency vehicles heading for the West Sussex airport.

A tweet by the airport said: "In line with standard procedure, emergency services are on standby at the airport purely as a precaution."

Flight data appears to show the aircraft made it to the South West before turning back.

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[Dr.Winston]

Now showing as landed at Gatwick on my flight app. Looking at the flight path it turned around just past the Bristol Channel, did a few circles and then headed to Gatwick where it circled quite a few times before landing.

[benjamin be]

It just landed safely, thanks God

[SlowlyMan]

What version of the 747 is that? The upper deck looks more stretched then I've seen before.