Virgin Atlantic Flight VS43 is having technical problems and is being forced to land at Gatwick Airport in London.
UPDATE at 10:55 a.m. ET: The plane has landed safely without incident at London’s Gatwick Airport, according to the airline.
The plane was heading to Las Vegas from London, reported Sky News on Twitter.
It was having a “technical issue with one of the landing gears,” noted Sky.
Virgin described it as a “non-standard landing procedure.”
Virgin Atlantic Flight VS43 will be forced to implement a “non-standard landing procedure” at London’s Gatwick, airline says
— Breaking News Feed (@PzFeed) December 29, 2014
Update – Virgin Atlantic says flight #VS43 will implement a “non-standard landing procedure” at Gatwick Airport
— Sky News Newsdesk (@SkyNewsBreak) December 29, 2014
Virgin Atlantic: flight VS43 travelling to Las Vegas returned to Gatwick due to technical issue with one of the landing gears
— Sky News Newsdesk (@SkyNewsBreak) December 29, 2014
