Fumes flood British Airways cockpit and cabin sparking BA flight diversion
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A British Airways flight from Heathrow to Boston has been diverted to Shannon
A BRITISH Airways flight from London Heathrow to Boston has been diverted after fumes began filling the cockpit and cabin - sparking a diversion to Shannon Airport in Ireland.
The British Airways flight from Heathrow to Boston was diverted after fumes began filling the plane.
Flight BA213 was diverted to Shannon Airport and has since landed safely.
Flight tracking website AirLive said the situation could be a result of a faulty air-conditioning unit.
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It tweeted: "British Airways #BA213 to Boston diverted to Shannon due to fumes in cockpit and cabin (suspected AC unit failure)."
The plane issued a 'pan-pan' alert which indicates an issue which must be dealt with urgently but which does not pose immediate danger.
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The British Airways flight was forced to divert to Shannon
A BA spokesman said: “The aircraft landed normally after our highly-trained pilots diverted the flight as a precaution.
“We have arranged for a replacement aircraft to fly to Shannon this afternoon to make sure all our customers can get to Boston as soon as possible.
“We have apologised to our customers for the delay to their journey.“
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