Virgin Atlantic flight returns to Heathrow following laser incident

A Virgin Atlantic flight, en route from London Heathrow to New York JFK on Feb. 14, was forced to return to Heathrow after a “ laser beam incident,” according to the airline. Virgin Atlantic said on its website that flight VS025 “returned to Heathrow as a precautionary measure due to a laser beam...
Linda Blachly

Linda Blachly is Senior Associate Editor for Air Transport World and Aviation Week. She joined the company in July 2010 and is responsible for producing features for Air Transport World’s monthly magazine and engaging content for the aviationweek.com. She is based in the Washington DC office.

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