Gatwick RECAP: British Airways chaos at UK airport as 9 planes declared emergency

Gatwick RECAP: British Airways chaos at UK airport as 9 planes declared emergency Several flights have been held due a British Airways flight blocking a runway at Gatwick Airport, with emergencies declared - it has been labelled as an 'unprecedented' situation Nine flights headed for Gatwick Airport declared an 'emergency' ahead of landing due to the runway being blocked. A British Airways aircraft reportedly blocked the runway, causing multiple flights to be held, resulting in fuel emergencies. Flight number BA2673 landed earlier and was attended to by airport rescue and fire fighting services. Several flights expected to land at the London airport were delayed or diverted to other hubs in the capital. Key Events Several flights have landed at London Luton due to the emergency. These flights include: - easyJet flight EZY89LE from Agadir - easyJet fight EZY16VL from Valencia - easyJet flight EZY24LT from Fuerteventura Gatwick Airport has reopened with flights landing. Easyjet flight U28076 from Malaga landed at 1.36am and a Tui flight from Tenerife landed at 1.33am. Several flights have delayed arrival times due to the disruption. According to reports the British Airways BA2673 flight was left "disabled" on the runway. There were allegedly nose steering issues. The plane has now been cleared from the runway and flights are able to land at Gatwick again. The Mirror has contacted both British Airways and Gatwick Airport for further comment. London Gatwick's runway has now reopened. Flights are now able to land at the airport. The planes letting out emergency signals include flights departing from locations in Spain, including Tenerife, Valencia, Lanzarote and Fuerteventura. Flights also impacted came from Rhodes and Athens in Greece, Bari and Rome in Italy, and Agadir in Morocco. Flights bound for Gatwick are still holding or diverting elsewhere at the moment, despite the BA flight now being off the runway. A squawk 7700 is the universal aviation transponder code used by pilots to signal a general in-flight emergency. Nine flights headed to Gatwick have declared emergencies, they are thought to be due to low fuel. Due to the emergency flights are being diverted to other London airports. One British Airways passenger posted online: "Our British Airways flight landed in Stansted instead of Gatwick! "Still on the plane to see what’s happening next!! Hoping we can be flown back to Gatwick soon!" British Airways Flight BA2673 from Palma de Mallorca landed at 12.10am, according to reports. The flight is said to have been met by Fire and Ground Vehicles on the runway. Chaos has unfolded at Gatwick due to a British Airways flight blocking the runway. Although Gatwick Airport currently has two runways, it officially operates as a single-runway airport. Gatwick has one main runway and a northern standby runway, which is used for taxiing and only serves as a backup when the main runway is closed for emergencies or maintenance. It is unclear as to whether this other runway is currently being used due to the emergency. Welcome to our live blog covering the disruption at Gatwick Airport. Here's everything we know so far: - A British Airways flight is blocking the runway at Gatwick Airport - Nine flights have declared emergencies as they are unable to land, it is believed these are fuel emergencies - The BA2673 flight landed earlier and was attended to by airport rescue and fire fighting services - Flights bound for Gatwick are holding or diverting elsewhere