Created Tuesday, Jan 9th 2024 13:34Z, last updated Tuesday, Jan 9th 2024 13:34Z
A Virgin Atlantic Airbus A330-300, registration G-VKSS performing flight
VS-77 from Manchester,EN (UK) to Bridgetown (Barbados), was climbing out of Manchester's runway 05L when the crew stopped the climb at FL270 reporting an acrid smoke in the cockpit and decided to return to Manchester. The aircraft landed safely on Manchester's runway 05R about 50 minutes after departure.
The rotation was cancelled.
The aircraft remained on the ground in Manchester for about 20 hours before returning to service.
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