A British Airways flight from London to India had to turn around mid-air when it suffered a 'flap failure' just days after the same model was involved in the Air India disaster that killed all but one passenger.
The Boeing 787-8 Dreamliner was less than an hour into its journey from Heathrow to Chennai when a pilot suspected a 'technical issue,' Mail Online reports.
The BA35 flight circled for an hour over the strait of Dover to dump fuel before safely landing back on the runway at 1.50pm, according to data on Flightradar24.
Just hours later an Air India 787-8 Dreamliner bound for New Delhi was forced to return to Hong Kong with another suspected 'technical issue'.
It raises further questions about safety concerns with the Boeing model and comes on the back of a bombshell video of the Air India tragedy which an aviation expert claimed it proved the plane suffered a 'dual engine failure' before a catastrophic crash that killed 241 passengers.
BA confirmed to MailOnline that the Chennai-bound flight returned to London Heathrow as a 'standard precaution'.
A source insisted it was not an emergency landing and it was usual for an aircraft to return to an airport after reporting a technical glitch.
A BA spokesperson said: 'The aircraft returned to Heathrow as a standard precaution after reports of a technical issue.
'The flight landed safely with crew and customers disembarking as they normally would, and our teams worked hard to get their journeys back on track as soon as possible.'
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