Plane crash-lands at Heathrow
17/01/2008 15:32  - (SA)  

'Incident' at Heathrow

London - A British Airways plane on a flight from China made an emergency landing at London's Heathrow Airport on Thursday, officials said.

"We can confirm that BA Flight 38 arriving from Beijing made an emergency landing at 12:42 (GMT). Passengers have been evacuated.

"Currently there are no reports of injuries," an airport spokesperson added.

"The south runway is closed, but the north runway is still operating," the spokesperson added.

Among the planes delayed was the flight being taken by Prime Minister Gordon Brown on an official trip to India and China.

Sapa-dpa, quoting the BBC, reported on Thursday afternoon that all the passengers had been evacuated safely.

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