British Airways plane strikes tail on Heathrow runway
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A British Airways plane’s tail struck the runway at Heathrow airport during a landing attempt on Thursday (12 November). Footage captured of the landing by Big Jet TV appears to show flight BA431’s rear bump and scrape the runway after completing a trip from Amsterdam. The BA airbus aborted the landing after the tail strike before attempting a second successful landing. A British Airways spokesperson said: “The aircraft landed safely and we're assisting the AAIB with its investigation and are legally unable to comment further at this stage.” Watch more on Independent TV…
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Moment British Airways plane ‘bounces down’ Heathrow runway before abandoning landing
The white-knuckle landing was caught on camera and has been shared on social media.
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