BA2203 - Incident: BAW B772 near London on Apr 26th 2026
Created Monday, Apr 27th 2026 11:36Z, last updated Monday, Apr 27th 2026 11:36Z
A BAW British Airways Boeing 777-200, registration G-YMMD performing flight BA-2203 from London Gatwick,EN (UK) to Cancun (Mexico), was enroute at FL340 about 150nm west of London Gatwick when the turned off the airway, continued for about 15 minutes into the direction of destination before deciding to return to Gatwick due to an electrical burning odour on board. The aircraft landed safely back on Gatwick's runway 08R about 100 minutes after departure.
The airline reported a technical issue with the aircraft.
A replacement Boeing 777-200 registration G-YMMB reached Cancun with a delay of about 4.5 hours.
The occurrence aircraft is still on the ground about 21 hours after landing back.
Source: The Aviation Herald