29-03-2024 07:40 via metro.co.uk

BA flight with 180 passengers on board misses 250mph crash with drone

The plane was flying over Kent at the time (Picture: Markus Mainka)A British Airways plane with 180 passengers on board came a few feet away from colliding with a drone over Kent, according to a report.The Airbus A321 from Athens, Greece, to London Heathrow was flying at speed of more than 250mph at a height of 9,600ft at the time.The incident is thought to be one of the closest ever near misses between a BA jet and an illegally-flown drone.It happened just before 4.30pm on Januar
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