BA flight from Gatwick declares emergency and U-turns over ‘cracked window’

The holiday flight from Gatwick to Portugal ran into trouble this morning,forcing it to turn back (Picture: Jakub Porzycki/NurPhoto)

A flight from London Gatwick to Portugal declared a mid-air emergency after unconfirmed reports of a cracked window.

British Airways flight BA2660 from the UK’s second busiest airport to Faro,the Algarve,was disrupted today after an incident.

AirNav Radar,which tracks aircraft,raised the alarm this morning,saying the plane operated by BA EuroFlyer had declared an emergency and was about to divert.

Tracking websites show the Airbus A321-231 appeared to make a U-turn shortly after passing Bretagne.

It took off from Gatwick at about 9am and headed to Portugal before pilots issued the general emergency around an hour into the journey.

The flight BA2660 made a U-turn before diverting back to Gatwick where it left from this morning (Picture: Flightradar24)

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Start your day informed with Metro's News Updates newsletter or get Breaking News alerts the moment it happens.AirLive claimed the pilots spotted ‘structural damage to a window panel on the right side of the aircraft.’AirNav Radar said on X: ‘A passenger window is cracked‘Flight deck going through checks before deciding were to divert.’The flight is now travelling back to Gatwick,tracking website Flightradar24 shows.BA confirmed that the aircraft suffered a minor technical glitch and landed safely back at Gatwick.A spokesperson for British Airways told Metro: ‘The aircraft diverted following a minor technical issue and landed safely back at London Gatwick.‘We have apologised to customers for the delay to their journey,and our teams are working hard to get their travel plans back on track.’The Airbus plane involved is 22 years old and has 218 seats,according to aircraft registration details.Got a story? Get in touch with our news team by emailing us at . Or you can submit your videos and pictures here.For more stories like this,check our news page.Follow Metro.co.uk on Twitter and Facebook for the latest news updates. You can now also get Metro.co.uk articles sent straight to your device. Sign up for our daily push alerts here.