British Airways flight drops 27,000 feet en route to Chicago and returns to London
- By October 5, 2026 / 2:15 PM EDT / CBS News Add CBS News on Google A British Airways flight started descending 27,000 feet about 30 minutes after it departed London on Monday en route to Chicago, according to flight data.
- A spokesperson for British Airways said there was a technical issue and that the aircraft later landed safely.
- The jet had dropped to 9,000 from 36,000 feet over a period of several minutes, tracking data from FlightAware shows.
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- By October 5, 2026 / 2:15 PM EDT / CBS News Add CBS News on Google A British Airways flight started descending 27,000 feet about 30 minutes after it departed London on Monday en route to Chicago, according to flight data.
- A spokesperson for British Airways said there was a technical issue and that the aircraft later landed safely.
- The jet had dropped to 9,000 from 36,000 feet over a period of several minutes, tracking data from FlightAware shows.
Sources: CBS News