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A British Airway flight from Edinburgh to London declared a mid-air emergency shortly after takeoff. Flight BA1443 to London Heathrow Airport departed Edinburgh at around 11.13am on Monday, December 8. ‌

The Airbus A320 aircraft departed the capital around 13 minutes late according to data from flight tracking app FlightRadar24. The passenger flight circled the skies above Stirling and Alloa before returning to Edinburgh . ‌

Images shared on social media show the plane in the middle of the only runway at Edinburgh Airport with emergency vehicles responding to the incident. ‌

The aircraft has no visible damage and appears to have landed safely but is unable to get off the runway.

It is understood that flights scheduled for Edinburgh have been diverted as a result.

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