Moment British Airways flight suffers double tail strike in aborted landing at Heathrow Airport
Flight BA431 (pictured) suffered a double tail strike, when the rear of an aircraft scapes along the runway surface, on Thursday as it attempted to land following a flight from Amsterdam.
Covered by 6 sources from 2 countries. First reported by Metro ·
Headlines compared
Common ground: most headlines mention “British Airways”, “tail strike”, “Heathrow Airport” and “landing”.
Different angles:
- Metro “Europe for spring”
- The Mirror “passengers scream in horror during terrifying”
- The Independent “runway as aircraft lands”
- Evening Standard “air traffic control meltdown”
How 6 newspapers cover this story
British Airways is launching 3 new flights to Europe for spring 2027
· Passengers on BA flight ‘scream after plane tail strikes runway’
Moment British Airways flight suffers double tail strike in aborted landing at Heathrow Airport
Flight BA431 (pictured) suffered a double tail strike, when the rear of an aircraft scapes along the runway surface, on Thursday as it attempted to land following a flight from Amsterdam.
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.
British Airways passengers scream in horror during terrifying landing at Heathrow Airport
The landing scare was captured by a nearby plane spotter as the tail of a British Airways plane crashed into the runway before taking off into the air again
British Airways plane tail strikes runway as aircraft lands at Heathrow
A British Airways plane suffered a tail strike as it attempted to land at Heathrow Airport on Thursday (12 November).
British Airways issues update on UK flights after US air traffic control meltdown
‘We want to thank our customers for bearing with us’ - British Airways
Coverage details
6 outlets from 2 countries are covering this story: Metro, Daily Mail, RNZ, The Mirror and 2 more. Metro published it first, on November 12, 2026; the last outlet to join was Evening Standard, 2 days later.
Key names in the coverage: British Airways, Heathrow Airport, Flight BA431, Europe and London.
By country: United Kingdom (5), New Zealand (1). In total 8 articles have been published, because some outlets updated the story several times.
