That is the second a British Airways flight to London abruptly misplaced a wheel shortly after take-off from Las Vegas.
The suitable rear wheel could possibly be seen detaching from the Airbus A350-1000, earlier than plummeting to the bottom at Harry Reid Worldwide Airport. In a press release to the BBC, British Airways mentioned: “security and safety underpins the whole lot we do and we’re supporting the authorities with their investigations”.
Harry Reid Worldwide Airport mentioned it was conscious of an incident involving a British Airways plane on departing on Monday for London, the place it mentioned the aircraft “landed safely with out additional incident”.
It mentioned the tyre was retrieved from the airfield, there have been no reported accidents or harm, and the Nationwide Security Board had been notified.