BA16 - Incident: British Airways B789 at Sydney on Sep 8th 2025

A British Airways Boeing 787-9, registration G-ZBKL performing flight BA-16 from Sydney,NS (Australia) to Singapore (Singapore), was climbing through FL220 out of Sydney when the crew donned their oxygen masks, declared Mayday report fuel smells in the cockpit and decided to return to Sydney. The aircraft landed safely on runway 34L about 50 minutes after departure and stopped on the runway. After landing one of the pilots removed his mask after landing, the aircraft vacated the runway about 5 minutes after landing and taxied to the apron.

Passengers reported the crew announced fuel smells in the cockpit as reason for the return to Sydney.

The airline reported a technical issue, the aircraft returned as a precaution.