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Virgin Atlantic VS43 Emergency: Plane Circles Gatwick, Technical Issues
Virgin Atlantic VS43 Emergency: Plane Circles Gatwick, Technical Issues
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Virgin Atlantic VS43 Emergency: Plane Circles Gatwick, Technical Issues
15:24 GMT 29.12.2014 (Updated: 19:33 GMT 03.11.2022) A Virgin Atlantic flight VS43 heading to Las Vegas from Gatwick encountered technical problems with its landing gear and was sent back.
A Virgin Atlantic Flight VS43 that was heading to Las Vegas from London, touched down at Gatwick Airport after circling above it for several hours in an attempt to burn off enough fuel, The Telegraph reports.
The plane was forced to make an emergency landing due to a technical issue with one of its landing gears, the newspaper adds.