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\n\t\tThe crew declared an emergency (Picture: BigJetTv)<\/p>\n
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\n\t\tThe crew declared an emergency (Picture: BigJetTv)<\/p>\n
A passenger plane has been surrounded by police and fire crews after making an emergency landing at Heathrow<\/a> after takeoff.<\/p>\n United Airlines flight UA949 left Heathrow at 12.45pm before turning around and making an emergency landing.<\/p>\n The crew declared an emergency on board the flight as it headed to San Francisco and made a U-turn.<\/p>\n The reason for the return to London<\/a> was a technical fault, AirLive <\/a>reports.<\/p>\n \t\t The Boeing 777-200ER had climbed 15,000 feet and was above Milton Keynes before turning around.<\/p>\n Police vans and fire engines were scrambled to the runway and met the plane after arrival.<\/p>\n Jerry Dyer from Big Jet TV, who was filming at Heathrow when the plane returned back to the airport, told\u00a0Metro\u00a0<\/strong>that there was no smoke when the plane landed \u2018safely.\u2019 <\/p>\n Unverified claims emerged online saying that smoke was coming out of the plane. London Fire Brigade told Metro <\/strong>it did attend the incident, but no direct action was required. <\/p>\n Jerry said the plane had used a general emergency code, which could be anything from \u2018minor technical issues to a problem with passengers like a health issue.\u2019<\/p>\n Jerry praised the emergency services, the plane crew and Heathrow for their response, saying the fire engines and ambulances were already on the tarmac as a precaution.<\/p>\n It is common for planes to use the general emergency code and make a landing, but this does not necessarily suggest a major emergency. <\/p>\n A spokesperson from Heathrow Airport told Metro<\/strong> that the plane \u2018landed safely and had no wider impact on operations.\u2019<\/p>\n \t\t\t\tLatest London news\t\t\t<\/p>\n To get the latest news from the capital visit Metro’s<\/strong> London news hub<\/a>.<\/p>\n Metro<\/strong> has approached United Airlines for a comment.<\/p>\n Get in touch with our news team by emailing us at webnews@metro.co.uk<\/a>.<\/strong><\/strong><\/strong><\/p>\n For more stories like this, <\/strong>check our news page<\/strong><\/a>.<\/p>\n \t\t\tComments Arrow Arrow![\"United](\"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/SEI_260615862-1153.jpg\")
\n\t\tThe plane turned around after takeoff (Picture: Flightradar)<\/p>\n
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