- Virgin Atlantic’s passengers spent eight hours on a flight that returned to the United Kingdom.
- The flight turned around 330 miles off the coast of Canada.
- A spokesperson for Manchester airport said the Airbus A350 may have had a problem with its hydraulics.
A virgin the Atlantic flight had almost reached North America before turning to the United Kingdom in an eight-hour test for passengers.
Flight 3 was heading for London Heathrow airport at JFK airport in New York New York airport on Thursday.
Almost four hours after departure, it was around 330 miles off the Canadian coast when she lived on the Atlantic, according to Flightradar24 data. He then fell for 7,700, an emergency signal.
The Airbus A350 landed in Manchester, in northern England, about eight hours after taking off from London.
A spokesperson for Virgin Atlantic said in a statement that the flight returned “as a precaution”, citing a “technical problem”.
The images shared on social networks showed the A350 landing in Manchester with its open landing doors – a sign of a problem with the hydraulics of the plane.
A spokesperson for Manchester airport told Business Insider that they had understood that the plane had a hydraulic problem.
They added that the flight was respected by the airport fire service, which was a protocol for a technical problem and “very precaution in this case”.
#Rupture: Look Virgin Atlantic # Vs3 From London Heathrow to New York, JFK landed at Manchester airport with landing gear doors deployed due to hydraulic failure. The Airbus A350-1000 (G-VPOP) previously had the naked emergency code 7700. Emergency vehicles in standby. #Avgeek pic.twitter.com/ssciprjvlr
– Antony Ochieng, Ke✈️ (@turbinetraver) March 6, 2025
Flights that go back to such long distances can be very irritating for passengers and expensive for airlines – with training effects on flight schedules.
However, it is generally easier for airlines to rehearsing passengers and repairing planes at a hub airport. Manchester is Virgin Atlantic secondary center, after Heathrow.
Bi understands that flight 3 requested a priority landing at Heathrow, but that did not happen for unknown reasons.
Passengers received one night in Manchester and planned alternative flights on Friday.
“The security and security of our customers and our team are always our absolute priority and our teams work hard to ensure that our customers can continue their trip as soon as possible,” said Virgin Atlantic spokesman.
“We sincerely apologize for the delay and any downside caused.”
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