British Airways plane makes emergency landing in Sydney

British Airways flight forced to make emergency landing after pilot issued mayday call

A British Airways flight has been forced to make an emergency landing in Sydney after the pilot made an urgent mayday call.The flight was heading to Singapore before a distress call over Orange in the Central Tableland region of New South Wales.Hundreds of passengers were on board the Boeing 787-9 Dreamliner when the pilot was forced to turn the aircraft around.Flight BA16 had 200 people on board the original flight.A Sydney Airport spokesman sa…

British Airways flight's emergency landing at Sydney Airport was false alarm

The British Airways passenger flight BA16 was on its way to Singapore and made the emergency return to Sydney Airport about an hour after take-off on Monday afternoon.

British Airways plane make emergency landing in Sydney

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British Airways plane makes emergency landing in Sydney after mayday call

A British Airways plane has made an emergency landing at Sydney Airport.

British Airways plane makes emergency landing in Sydney

A British Airways plane has made an emergency landing at Sydney Airport.

British Airways flight BA16 to Singapore just returned to Sydney for emergency landing

A British Airways flight bound for Singapore was forced to make an emergency landing after pilot issued a mayday call shortly after departure. Sydney, September 3, 2025 — The Boeing 787-9 Dreamliner, operating as Flight BA16, departed Sydney just after 3 p.m. with hundreds of passengers onboard. About an hour into the flight, while over the Central Tablelands region near Orange, the crew of the aircraft (registration G-ZBKL) reported an emergenc…