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A British Airways Boeing 777 suffered a technical problem while flying over the Irish Sea.
A British Airways passenger plane flying to Ireland issued a distress signal over the Irish Sea and turned around in the air. This became known to the portal Paddle Your Own Kanoo (PYOK).
According to the source, the plane, which took off from the UK on October 5, reached a cruising altitude of 10.9 thousand meters and encountered depressurization. Passengers were asked to urgently put on oxygen masks. The aircraft began a rapid descent to 2.7 thousand meters.
Then, after circling over Britain, the Boeing 777 successfully landed at London Heathrow Airport. “Passengers disembarked as normal,” the airline said.

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