British Airways London to Calgary flight makes emergency landing after ‘cockpit fills with fumes and pilots left needing oxygen masks’

Fire crews raced to the runway at Iqaluit Airport in Canada after the plane was diverted at around 5pm local time

By Gemma Mullin

13th September 2018, 1:49 am

Updated: 13th September 2018, 7:06 am

A BRITISH Airways flight from London to Calgary made an emergency landing after the cockpit reportedly filled with fumes and pilots were left needing oxygen masks.

Fire crews raced to the runway at Iqaluit Airport at around 5pm local time after the plane was diverted to Nunavut, Canada.

A British Airways flight from London to Calgary was diverted late on Wednesday evening amid reports of a 'burning smell in the cockpit'

At least one passenger was said to have been treated for arm and chest pains, according to reports.

It was claimed that the fumes were an "electrical burning/fire smell in nature".

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The Boeing 787-9 Dreamliner departed London Heathrow at 6.30pm and was due to land at Calgary International Airport in Alberta, Canada, at 8.15pm local time.

The plane was almost six hours into the eight-hour flight when it was forced to land.

A fireman can be seen making his way through the rear door of the plane on Wednesday evening

Emergency crews surrounded the plane as it made its way down the runway at Iqaluit International Airport

Crew could be seen inside the cockpit as the plane waited on the runway at its diverted destination

The BA plane making its emergency landing at around 5pm on Wednesday evening

Flight radar shows the plane changing route as it makes an emergency landing at Iqaluit airport

Pictures from the scene showed emergency service vehicles surrounding the plane, which can seat up to 216 passengers.

A British Airways spokesperson said: "Our highly trained flight crew took the precautionary action of diverting the aircraft and the plane landed safely.