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British Airways plane suffers tail strike as it attempts landing at London's Heathrow Airport

British Airways plane suffers tail strike as it attempts landing at London's Heathrow Airport

The plane, that had flown to London from Amsterdam, had 200 passengers on board.

A dramatic tail strike incident has been caught on camera at London's Heathrow Airport.

The aircraft involved was an Airbus A321neo, operated by British Airways.

The plane, which can carry about 200 passengers, had flown from Amsterdam and was touching down on the runway at Europe's busiest airport when its rear appeared to strike the ground twice.

The cockpit crew then aborted the landing and climbed away from the airport.

A second landing attempt was successful, with no incident.

The tail strike incident was captured on a YouTube livestream operated by FlightRadar24 and Big Jet TV.

At this stage, the aircraft involved is not scheduled to fly again for another two days.

A British Airways spokesperson said: "The aircraft landed safely and we're assisting the AAIB with its investigation and are legally unable to comment further at this stage."

The UK Air Accidents Investigation Branch has also been contacted for comment.

In brief

A dramatic tail strike incident has been caught on camera at London's Heathrow Airport. The aircraft involved was an Airbus A321neo, operated by British Airways. The cockpit crew then aborted the landing and climbed away from the airport. A second landing attempt was successful, with no incident.

This is the opening of the story, shared with credit to RNZ — World. The rest of the report — with every detail — continues on the publisher’s website.

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