Source: Molly Farrar | www.boston.com
A British Airlines flight heading to London touched down in Boston Monday morning after a crew member saw smoke in the bathroom, aviation officials said.
The flight departed from Washington D.C.’s Dulles International Airport around 11:30 p.m. Sunday heading for London. The Federal Aviation Administration reported that the flight landed safely in Boston just after 5 a.m.
The FAA said crews aboard reported smoke in the cabin of the plane, which British Airways called a “technical issue.”
British Airways said in a statement that passengers should be on their way to London by Monday evening.
“We have apologised to our customers for the delay in their journey due to a technical issue,” their statement said. “Safety is our top priority and we would never operate a flight unless it was safe to do so.”
Passenger Michael Hennessy told Boston 25 News that the onboard crew “did a great job” and kept passengers calm.
“Unfortunately, we’ve been redirected to Boston,” Hennessy said, “a city I’ve always wanted to come to, just not quite in this circumstance.”
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