Virgin Atlantic flight back in UK after 'laser incident'
ump media player Media player help Out of media player. Press enter to return or tab to continue. Media caption A recording of the pilot speaking to air traffic controllers has emerged A flight heading to New York turned back to London Heathrow Airport after a "laser beam incident", Virgin Atlantic has confirmed. A crew member is recorded saying to Irish air traffic control that they had a "medical issue with one of the pilots after a laser incident after take-off". It happened at 20:13 GMT, shortly after take-off, the company said, before flight VS025 returned as a precaution. There were 252 passengers and 15 crew on board. Metropolitan Police tweeted : "Aircraft forced to return to Heathrow after being hit by a laser strike... #laserstrike CAD4." The crew member told air traffic that the incident took place six to seven miles west of Heathrow. 'Precautionary measure' Virgin Atlantic said it was working with the autho...
