A British Airways flight bound for Heathrow Airport declared a "general emergency" right after departing Edinburgh Airport (EDI) and is now parked on the runway, stopping other flights from landing. According to flight tracking site Flightradar24, the flight - BA1443 - was scheduled to leave Scotland at 11am on Monday (December 8), but departed just under 15 minutes late.

It was estimated to arrive at Terminal 5 at Heathrow at 12.40pm. However, just minutes into the flight, the Airbus A320 squawked 7700 - the universal aviation transponder code for a general emergency, meaning the aircraft needed priority and assistance. As of 11.45am, the aircraft, with the registration G-EUUI, is circling at around 6,500 feet above the city of Stirling .

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