Heathrow Airport returning to normal

Operations at Heathrow Airport in England are returning to normal after the dramatic crash-landing of flight BA038, the British Airports Authority said.

The crew of the Boeing 777 had just seconds to get the aircraft down safely after the engines failed on Thursday afternoon.

Senior first officer John Coward, under the command of Captain Peter Burkill, averted disaster by landing the craft just within Heathrow's fence following the malfunction.

Investigators remained with the aircraft on the southern runway on Saturday, where they worked through the night to determine the cause of the fault.

Heathrow Airport was thrown into chaos after the near-fatal incident, with 221 flights immediately cancelled on Thursday.

A British Aviation Authority spokeswoman said on Saturday services were set to return to normal.

She said: "All operations are returning today, with all terminals returning to normal.

"There are no temporary marquees up, all passengers can resume normal procedures for checking in.

"British Airways has 21 cancellations in place - including arrivals and departures. These are all short-haul flights cancelled due to the knock-on effect as a result of the incident."

British Airways said it had fully restored its long-haul schedule and had 95% of its short-haul flights running as normal.