Created Saturday, Sep 16th 2023 15:42Z, last updated Saturday, Sep 16th 2023 15:42Z
A British Airways Boeing 787-9, registration G-ZBKA performing flight
BA-28 from Hong Kong (China) to London Heathrow,EN (UK), was climbing out of Hong Kong when the crew stopped the climb at FL160 and decided to return to Hong Kong reporting problems with the slats. The aircraft dumped fuel and landed safely back on Hong Kong's runway 07L about 2 hours after departure.
A passenger reported the first officer told the passengers during the flight they were dumping fuel and were returning to Hong Kong. After landing the captain expplained there had been a problem with the slats not retracting. The flight was postponed to Sep 17th 2023 (approximately 25 hours), the passengers were taken to hotels.
