Heathrow-Bound Virgin Atlantic Flight Declares Mid-Air Emergency

Heathrow-bound Virgin Atlantic flight declares mid-air emergency

The crew of the Airbus A350-1000 issued a Squawk 7700 due to a reported "serious medical situation" involving a passenger on board, according to reports, prompting an expedited descent to London Heathrow

Virgin Atlantic flight declares emergency over UK in serious incident

A Virgin Atlantic flight from Los Angeles has been forced to declare an emergency while flying over the UK

Virgin Atlantic flight declares emergency over UK due to medical incident

Virgin Atlantic flight VS059 from Los Angeles declared a medical emergency over the UK, forcing an expedited early landing at London Heathrow Airport

Virgin flight declares mid-air emergency above UK - 'Serious medical incident'

A Virgin Atlantic flight from Los Angeles to London declared an emergency as it entered British airspace due to a reported medical incident

Virgin Atlantic VS8 from LAX is declaring an emergency over UK

A Virgin Atlantic Airbus A350-1000 is currently making an expedited descent toward London Heathrow after declaring a general emergency while entering British airspace. LONDON, UK — The aircraft, registered as G-VPRD, was operating Flight VS8 from Los Angeles (LAX) to London (LHR). It departed California on Monday afternoon and had completed the majority of its transatlantic crossing before the crew triggered the emergency alert. Priority Landing…