London Heathrow-bound BA flight makes emergency landing as toxic fumes leave passengers sick at 30,000ft

A British Airways flight to the UK was forced to marque an emergency landing aft toxic fumes near passengers and unit sick astatine 30,000ft.

Twelve passengers and 5 BA unit members became sick an hr aft departing Dubai, prompting the skipper to crook back. Emergency crews lined the runway arsenic Flight BA0108 landed.

"It was wide determination was small mentation for specified an event," 1 rider told The Sun. The 5 unit members reportedly required ongoing aesculapian attention.

BA downplayed the incident, describing it arsenic "a insignificant method issue."

A BA spokesperson added: "The craft returned to Dubai International Airport owed to a insignificant method issue.

"The immense bulk of customers were rebooked onto same-day alternate flights to get them to their destination arsenic soon arsenic possible."

The exigency comes weeks aft different BA craft was struck by lightning during terrible floods successful São Paulo, Brazil. The Airbus A350 was deed straight connected its vertical stabilizer portion parked astatine Guarulhos International Airport.

The London-bound level required information inspections earlier departure, portion 21 different flights were diverted owed to the utmost upwind conditions.