British Airways flight makes emergency landing in Cape Town due to cockpit smoke

Emergency services in Cape Town responded on Wednesday evening as a British Airways Airbus A350, bound for London, returned to Cape Town International Airport due to a technical issue during the flight.

The flight, BA58, had been airborne for almost two hours when the crew reported smoke in the cockpit. 

The pilots made the decision to turn back as a precautionary measure. Emergency response teams at the airport and across the city were placed on standby to assist on the aircraft’s…