{
  "id": 12301684,
  "title": "British Airways flight drops 28,000ft, oxygen masks fall: What caused the emergency?",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/06/british-airways-flight-drops-28-000ft-oxygen-masks-fall-what-caused",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-10-06T03:56:13.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Gulf News",
    "slug": "gulf-news",
    "url": "https://gulfnews.com/world/europe/british-airways-flight-drops-28000ft-oxygen-masks-fall-what-caused-the-emergency-1.500699746"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
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  "summary": "Passengers on a British Airways flight from London to Chicago were forced to use oxygen masks after the aircraft experienced a pressurisation issue over Ireland, prompting pilots to make a rapid emergency descent and turn back to Heathrow. British Airways flight BA295, operated by a Boeing 777-200ER, was travelling from London Heathrow to Chicago O’Hare on October 5 when the aircraft descended…",
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  "coverage": {
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  },
  "ai_generated": true,
  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}