Chicago-bound British Airways flight declares emergency over Ireland after steep 28,000-ft descent: Report

A British Airways flight, travelling from London to Chicago, declared an emergency as per the latest updates. According to a report by NDTV, flight BA295 made a steep descent of about 9,000 feet above Ireland. British Airways flight declares emergency Reportedly, the flight transmitted emergency code 7700 to alert air traffic controllers. The flight was a Boeing 777-200ER, registered as G-VIIA. It took flight from London's Heathrow airport from Terminal 5 at about 11:50 am in local time. The flight was on its way towards Chicago. It was expected to reach the destination in eight hours and 40 minutes of flying time. The duration of the flight was expected to be eight hours and 40 minutes.