A British Airways Boeing 787-9 Dreamliner was forced to return to Sydney Kingsford Smith International Airport (SYD), Australia, on September 8, 2025. According to a report by the Aviation Herald, the flight crew declared a mayday after detecting a fuel smell in the cockpit.

The widebody aircraft landed safely without further incident. The report stated that the British Airways Boeing 787-9 vacated the runway five minutes after landing at SYD. The diversion was carried out as a precaution.

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The British Airways Boeing 787-9 Dreamliner, registered G-ZBKL, was operating a scheduled flight BA16 from Sydney Kingsford Smith International Airport (SYD) to Singapore Changi International Airport (SIN) when the flight crew decided to return to SYD after dete

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