BA flight makes emergency African landing

A British Airways flight from Uganda to London was forced to make an emergency landing today at Entebbe International Airport after an engine shutdown. There were no injuries.

Flight BA062 took off with 177 passengers from Uganda’s main airport as scheduled when one of the Boeing 767’s two engines shut down, BA said.

Pilots turned the plane around and returned to Entebbe, 20 miles south-west of Uganda’s capital, Kampala.

“As the captain didn’t have the opportunity to dump fuel, the aircraft landed heavy and burst three tyres on landing,” the company said.

There were no injuries and the passengers were taken back to the terminal. Some are expected to fly to Nairobi to catch the next available flight to London.

The airport was shut down while crews replaced the tyres so the plane could be towed safely off the runway.

British Airways flies direct flights from Entebbe to London three times a week.