Created Monday, Sep 18th 2023 14:45Z, last updated Monday, Sep 18th 2023 14:45Z
A Virgin Atlantic Boeing 787-9, registration G-VDIA performing flight
VS-23 from London Heathrow,EN (UK) to Los Angeles,CA (USA), was enroute at FL340 about 50nm southsouthwest of Stornoway,SC (UK) when the crew decided to return to London Heathrow due to a fault in the fuel system. The aircraft landed safely back on Heathrow's runway 09L about 90 minutes after turning around.
The airline reported the aircraft returned due to a technical issue.
The occurrence aircraft is still on the ground in London about 19 hours after landing back.
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