British Airways Flight Returns to London – Chennai Flight
- Data indicates the Boeing 787-8 Dreamliner circled over the Strait of Dover before returning to London’s Heathrow Airport.
- Two long-haul flights, both operated with Boeing 787 dreamliners, were forced to turn back mid-flight on Sunday due to separate incidents.
- British Airways flight BA35, utilizing a Boeing 787-8, departed London's Heathrow Airport at 1:16 p.m., following a brief delay.
Breaking news: A British Airways flight from London to Chennai was forced to return to Heathrow due to a technical issue, impacting passengers on a Boeing 787 Dreamliner. In a separate incident, a Lufthansa flight to Hyderabad was diverted back to Frankfurt following a bomb threat. This Sunday, two Dreamliner flights experienced notable disruptions. British Airways confirms a “standard precaution” was taken. News Directory 3 brings you up-to-the-minute details on both incidents, including the affected flight paths and airline responses. Both airlines are working to assist passengers. Discover what’s next concerning the investigations and future flight safety.
Dreamliner Flights Diverted After Technical Issue, Bomb Threat
Updated June 15, 2025
Data indicates the Boeing 787-8 Dreamliner circled over the Strait of Dover before returning to London’s Heathrow Airport. (File photo)
Two long-haul flights, both operated with Boeing 787 dreamliners, were forced to turn back mid-flight on Sunday due to separate incidents. A British Airways flight from London to Chennai, India, experienced a technical issue, while a Lufthansa flight en route to Hyderabad, India, from Frankfurt, germany, received a bomb threat.
British Airways flight BA35, utilizing a Boeing 787-8, departed London’s Heathrow Airport at 1:16 p.m., following a brief delay. However, the flight circled the Strait of Dover several times before returning to Heathrow. The airline confirmed the diversion was a “standard precaution” due to a technical problem.
“The aircraft returned to Heathrow as a standard precaution after reports of a technical issue,” British Airways said. “The flight landed safely with crew and customers disembarking as they normally would, and our teams are working hard to get their journeys back on track quickly.”
In a separate incident, Lufthansa flight LH 752, operated by a Boeing 787-9 Dreamliner, departed Frankfurt around 6 p.m., headed for Rajiv Gandhi International Airport in Hyderabad. After nearly two hours in the air, while flying over Bulgarian airspace, the aircraft reversed course and returned to Frankfurt following a reported bomb threat.
An airport official in Hyderabad confirmed the bomb threat prompted the diversion. The flight had been scheduled to arrive in Hyderabad at approximately 1:20 a.m.on Monday.
What’s next
Both airlines are working to re-accommodate passengers and investigate the causes of the disruptions to ensure future flight safety.