A British Airways flight enroute to Dublin Airport from London Heathrow has declared an emergency in the last few moments.
British Airways flight BA832, operated by an Airbus A320neo, declared an emergency, squawking transponder code 7700 while transitting Welsh airspace enroute to Dublin Airport.
British Airways BA832 London-Dublin
Having declared a general emergency earlier this morning, flight BA832 appears to be continuing to the scheduled destination Dublin Airport (DUB).
The flight is currently maintaining flight level FL150 (15,000 feet) and continuing to squawk the emergency transponder code 7700.
The flight had climbed to flight level FL300, before commencing a descent and declaring a general emergency. The nature of the emergency is not yet known.
06:23 UTC: Descent into Dublin (DUB)
British Airways flight BA832 has now left FL150 and is on descent for the destination Dublin Airport. Flight crew are maintaining squawk code 7700 for emergency priority.
The flight is now below 10,000 feet in the early stages of the approach to Dublin.
06:30 UTC: Approach to Dublin (DUB)
Flight BA832 is now establishing for an approach to runway 28L Dublin Airport, passing through 4,000 feet. the flight has now returning to a normal transponder code, suggesting that the emergency may be under control.
We will provide coverage until the flight lands.
06:38 UTC: Landed Dublin (DUB)
Having declared a general emergency while enroute from London Heathrow earlier this morning, British Airways flight BA832 has now landed runway 28L Dublin Airport.
The aircraft conducting the service was an Airbus A320neo, registered G-TTNH. This is a 6.6 year old narrowbody aircraft belonging to the national carrier British Airways.
