Heathrow plane 'lightning strike' emergency as American Airlines flight to US does U-turn

11-06-2026 09:50 via standard.co.uk

Heathrow plane 'lightning strike' emergency as American Airlines flight to US does U-turn

The flight returned to the capital after the pilots squawked an emergency code while over Manchester airspace

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