A British Airways 747 has safely landed in London after declaring an emergency on the way to Hong Kong, according to the BBC's Amrit Cheema:
BA 25 lands safely at Heathrow - fire service was on standby. Plane now making its way towards stand @JasonRosam
— Amrit Cheema (@ascheema) August 5, 2013
According to the BBC, there were technical problems that led the flight crew to turn around soon after takeoff:
Flight from Heathrow to Hong Kong heading back to London after technical problems, #BA confirms
— BBC Breaking News (@BBCBreaking) August 5, 2013
Those technical problems refer to a problem with the plane's landing gear, according to Twitter user Flight Emergencies:
I've not had it confirmed but its looking like flight BA25's landing gear didn't retract after takeoff
— Flight Emergencies✈ (@FlightEmergency) August 5, 2013
The Boeing 747 was circling over the English Channel dumping fuel. Here's the flight pattern:
According to FlightRadar24.com, it is now en route to London.