'Mid-air EMERGENCY' declared on British Airways flight after passenger becomes unwell

A BRITISH Airways flight from London Heathrow to Belfast Airport declared a mid-air emergency this afternoon.

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British Airways flight BA 1418 has declared a midair emergency en route to Belfast

The plane left London Heathrow shortly after 5pm and declared a mid-air emergency.

Flight tracker AirLive tweeted: "British Airways #BA1418 to Belfast is declaring an emergency.”

But as of 18.35pm GMT, the flight to Belfast landed safely at its destination.

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The flight to Belfast landed safely after a passenger was taken ill mid-air

Following the safe landing of the flight, a spokesperson for British Airways told Express.co.uk that a member of the publlc had fallen ill.

Confirming the safe landing of flight BA1418, they said: "Our cabin crew cared for a customer who became unwell during the flight.

"The flight landed safely at Belfast airport."