British Airways BA198 declared an emergency and diverted to Doha on its way to Heathrow

British Airways Flight BA198 Diverts to Doha After Emergency Declaration

Doha, August 12 - British Airways flight BA198, a scheduled service from Mumbai’s Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj International Airport to London Heathrow Airport, on August 11, 2025,  experienced an unexpected in-flight emergency that led to its diversion to Doha, Qatar. The flight, operated by an Airbus A350-1000 with the registration G-XWBE, departed Mumbai’s Terminal 2 at approximately 13:42 IST, slightly behind its scheduled departure time of 1…

British Airways BA198 declared an emergency and diverted to Doha on its way to Heathrow

An Airbus A350K aircraft to London diverted to Qatar after pilots declared an emergency. British Airways flight BA198 departed terminal 2 of Mumbai Airport today at 13:01 IST for a 9 hours and 45 minutes flight to London Heathrow. While cruising at 36,000 feet altitude near Dubai, the pilots of the Airbus Airbus A350-1000 (registration G-XWBE) have declared a general emergency. For a reason still unknown, the flight was vectored to divert to Doh…