Watch British Airways plane make emergency landing at Edinburgh Airport after pilots identify technical issue

Footage shows the moment a British Airways plane made an emergency landing at Edinburgh Airport after pilots identified a technical issue after take-off.

According to Flightradar24, the Airbus A320 left Edinburgh Airport for Heathrow Airport at 11:13, but returned to Edinburgh around an hour later.

British Airways said: “The aircraft returned to Edinburgh Airport safely after our pilots identified a technical issue after take-off. We've apologised to our customers for the disruption to their journey and our teams are working hard to get them on their way as soon as possible.”

British Airways flight makes an emergency landing at Edinburgh Airport on December 8 2025. | Joanne Parkin and Kyle Barrett

Edinburgh Airport said: “Operations are currently suspended while teams respond to an aircraft issue. The aircraft landed safely and remains on the runway. Passengers are being taken back to the terminal via coaches and teams are carrying out inspections before operations resume.”

“The aircraft is now being towed off of the runway and onto a stand by the airline's handling agent”.

In a later update, a spokesman for Edinburgh Airport said: "Our teams were alerted to an issue with an inbound British Airways flight and, as per standard procedure, activated our response protocols.

"The aircraft landed safely but a landing gear fault meant it remained on the runway after landing. Passengers were safely transferred to coaches, while the airline’s handling agent escorted and later towed the aircraft to its stand. Airport teams then cleared hydraulic fluid from the runway before normal operations could resume.

"Safety is always paramount and we would like to thank passenger for their patience and understanding, and to our teams who responded and have worked to resume operations."