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British Airways flight declares emergency over Ireland
BA295 from London to Chicago squawks 7700 and turns back towards the UK
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British Airways flight BA295 from London to Chicago declared an emergency while flying over Ireland and is diverting back to London, according to flight-tracking data.
The aircraft was squawking 7700, the standard transponder code for a general emergency. Flight-tracking data showed the plane descending to around 9,000 feet while over Ireland.
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The reason for the emergency was not immediately known.
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