Sixteen flights have been diverted and dozens more are likely to be heavily delayed or cancelled at London Gatwick airport, after a British Airways flight to Vancouver abandoned its departure in the middle of the runway.
No one is believed to have been hurt when BA2279 rejected take-off at high speed, leading to overheated brakes
The aircraft is a Boeing 777-200, built in 1999.
A British Airways spokesperson said: “Our pilots took the precautionary decision to cancel take-off due to a…
