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British Airways flight ‘declares mid-air emergency’ moments after take-off

Published 15:31 11 Feb 2026 GMT

Updated 15:40 11 Feb 2026 GMT

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British Airways flight ‘declares mid-air emergency’ moments after take-off

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The plane is currently the most tracked in the world on Flightradar24

A British Airways flight has declared a mid-air emergency over the UK just moments after it took-off.

A British Airways A319 squawked 7700 while operating a domestic flight from Glasgow to London Heathrow Airport, under the flight number BA1481.

Squawking 7700 means to declare a mid-air emergency, doing so while flying over Scotland shortly after taking-off from Glasgow.

The plane then proceeded to enter a holding pattern over Larkhall and Lanark, doing multiple loops.

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The plane has since landed back at Glasgow Airport.

It is not known yet the reason for declaring a mid-air emergency, although these kind of incident are fairly common and could be anything from a technical issue to a sick passenger.

The plane is currently the most tracked in the world on Flightradar24.

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British Airways flight 'declares mid-air emergency' moments after take-off