Virgin Atlantic jet lands safely with landing gear problem 29 December 2014 Last updated at 18:57 GMT A Virgin Atlantic passenger plane has landed safely at Londons Gatwick Airport after discovering a problem with part of its main landing gear. Virgin flight VS43 with 447 passengers and 15 crew was travelling from Gatwick to Las Vegas when it had to return. The Boeing 747 circled over southern England for several hours dumping fuel before making a bumpy but safe landing just before 16:00 GMT. Gatwicks runway is shut to all air traffic causing severe delays. Aircraft due to land at Gatwick are being diverted to other London airports, while departing flights are being delayed. Passengers are being advised to check the airports website or contact their airline. Circled airport Flashing lights of emergency vehicles could be seen close to the plane, which appeared to have landed without its full set of landing gear. Ambulances and fire-and-rescue crews had been on standby as the plane circled the airport in the hours after it took off for the US late on Monday morning. Before the successful conclusion to the incident, Virgin announced the plane would be carrying out a non-standard landing procedure at Gatwick airport.
Posted on: Mon, 29 Dec 2014 19:23:47 +0000
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