British Airways Flight BA295 Declares Emergency over Ireland and Turns Back to London

British Airways flight declares emergency over Ireland after steep 28,000-ft descent: What happened? Insider details

British Airways Flight BA295 from London to Chicago declared an emergency over Ireland after a rapid descent from cruising altitude to around 9,000 feet. The Boeing 777 later turned back towards Heathrow. 

British Airways BA295 Drops 28,000 Feet Over Ireland, Declares Emergency

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British Airways Flight BA295 Declares Emergency and Descends Over Ireland; Here Is What We Know

A British Airways flight BA295 from London to Chicago declared an emergency and descended rapidly over Ireland before diverting back to London. The 7700 transponder code is an international signal utilised by flight crews to indicate a general emergency, allowing the aircraft to receive priority handling from air traffic control. British Airways Flight BA295 Declares Emergency and Descends Over Ireland; Here Is What We Know.

British Airways flight plunges 28,000 feet, declares emergency; diverted to London

The British Airways Flight BA295 was operating from London Heathrow to Chicago O'Hare; however, it made a sudden descent of around 28,000 feet while it was over Ireland after which it was diverted back to London.

British Airways London-Chicago flight descends to 9,000 ft over Ireland, declares emergency

Flight-tracking data showed the plane, after making the steep descent to around 9,000 feet over Ireland, turned back towards the UK 

London-Chicago Flight Descends 28,000 ft Within Minutes, Declares Emergency

A squawk is a four-digit code that an aircraft's transponder sends to air traffic control. The code 7700 is used to signal a general emergency.