All Gatwick flights suspended after emergency landing

Flights in and out of Gatwick Airport were suspended today after a plane made a full emergency landing amid reports of a small fire on board.

Mon, 16 Apr, 2012 - 14:06

Flights in and out of Gatwick Airport were suspended today after a plane made a full emergency landing amid reports of a small fire on board.

Virgin Atlantic said the Airbus A330 bound for Orlando in Florida was forced to return and make the landing as a precautionary measure due to a “technical problem”.

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