Article: http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/england/7578428.stmA plane bound for Barbados was forced to return to Gatwick Airport after the captain reported a technical problem.
The Virgin Atlantic flight returned to the West Sussex airport an hour after take-off but the airline said it was simply a precautionary measure.
Gatwick Airport said the Boeing 747-400 had declared a problem and the fire service had been put on standby.
Virgin said the 320 passengers were put on a replacement flight to Barbados on Saturday at 2115 BST.
Airline apology
A Virgin spokesman said an investigation into why flight VS29 returned to Gatwick was under way.
"The captain of the aircraft decided as a precautionary measure to go back to Gatwick," he said.
"Virgin Atlantic gives the highest priority to the safety and security of its passengers and crew. Virgin Atlantic apologises for the inconvenience caused and the delay to passengers' journeys."
The plane landed back in Gatwick about 1100 BST.
Delayed passengers and 15 crew members were given vouchers while waiting for their second flight, which left 11 hours after the original scheduled departure time.
Virgin Atlantic said it would offer passengers a partial refund as they were delayed longer than five hours.
A spokeswoman for the Air Accidents Investigation Branch (AAIB) said it had been notified but were not investigating the incident.
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Fault forces Gatwick jet landing
Lets set the stage on fire, and hollywood will be jealous.
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i knew it
planes are turning against the human race
i mean just earlier today one tipped mushroom soup onto someone who was allergic to it
what ae the chances of it dropping on some one who is allergic to it 1/25000?Crag's motto: "If death was near, I would Sweet Chin Music It"
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This is far from news.
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I know
Originally Posted by heart break kid
i knew it
planes are turning against the human race
i mean just earlier today one tipped mushroom soup onto someone who was allergic to it
what ae the chances of it dropping on some one who is allergic to it 1/25000? There was another article about an oven in a plane catching fire but I didn't wan't to spam this forum (I've allready posted 2 plane related incidents today 
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Last edited by Decode; 28-08-2008 at 10:13 AM.
Lets set the stage on fire, and hollywood will be jealous.
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28-08-2008, 01:23 PM #6
This was last weekend. Wasn't this already posted?
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