一架英国航空公司的波音787-8客机因疑似襟翼故障，在飞往印度的途中折返。飞机在伦敦希思罗机场上空盘旋一小时，释放燃油后安全着陆。英国航空表示，这不是紧急情况，返航是“标准预防措施”。此次事件发生在另一架印度航空787-8客机在起飞后不久坠毁导致241人死亡的三天后。此外，另一架印度航空的梦想客机也因技术问题被迫返回香港。

✈️ 英国航空BA35航班从伦敦希思罗机场起飞，原计划飞往印度金奈，搭载214名乘客。起飞后不久，飞行员发现飞机襟翼出现问题，决定返航。

⚙️ 涉事飞机为波音787-8梦想客机，这是一款远程飞机，航程超过7000海里。根据FlightRadar24的数据，飞机爬升至约15000英尺后，开始在英格兰东南部和英吉利海峡上空盘旋，释放燃油。

🚩 襟翼是位于机翼上的面板，在起飞和着陆时展开，以在较低速度下提供额外的升力。襟翼故障可能使着陆变得困难，如果在飞行早期发现，则需要返回基地。

✅ 飞机在空中盘旋约一小时后，于下午1:50左右安全返回希思罗机场。英国航空发言人表示，返航是“标准预防措施”，并非紧急着陆。这样做便于安排新飞机和乘客后续行程。

A British Airways flight to India turned back midair after a suspected flap failure.The 787-8 circled for an hour to dump fuel before landing safely at London's Heathrow Airport.British Airways said it wasn't an emergency and called the return a "standard precaution."

A British Airways flight to India dumped fuel and returned to London on Sunday after the pilots reported a suspected technical issue.

Flight BA35 had departed from London's Heathrow Airport at 1:15 p.m., more than 30 minutes behind schedule, en route to Chennai, India, with 214 passengers on board.

However, shortly after takeoff, the pilots noticed a problem with the aircraft's wing flaps and decided to turn the plane around as a precaution.

The plane involved was a Boeing 787-8 Dreamliner, a long-haul aircraft with a range of over 7,000 nautical miles.

Data from FlightRadar24 shows the aircraft climbed to about 15,000 feet before entering a series of holding patterns — first over southeast England and then over the English Channel — to dump fuel.

Aircraft flaps are panels on the wings that extend during takeoff and landing to provide extra lift at slower speeds.

Malfunctions can make landing difficult and require returning to base if discovered early in flight.

After about an hour of looping in the air, the Dreamliner landed safely back at Heathrow Airport at around 1:50 p.m.

A British Airways spokesperson told Business Insider: "The aircraft returned to Heathrow as a standard precaution after reports of a technical issue.

"The flight landed safely with crew and customers disembarking as they normally would, and our teams worked hard to get their journeys back on track as soon as possible."

The spokesperson added that this was not an emergency landing. It is fairly common for planes to return to their home bases in the event of in-flight issues, as it makes arranging new aircraft and onward travel for passengers easier.

The incident came just three days after an Air India 787-8 crashed shortly after takeoff in Ahmedabad, killing 241 people on board.

A second Air India Dreamliner was also forced to return to Hong Kong on Sunday due to a separate suspected technical issue.