British Airways plane bound for Heathrow makes emergency landing in France due to 'technical issue'

A British Airways flight bound for Heathrow from Barcelona was forced to make an emergency stop in France this morning.

The passenger jet announced an emergency due to a “technical issue” while flying close to Toulouse.

The A320 aircraft diverted its route and landed successfully at Toulouse Blagnac Airport at around 12:20pm.

A British Airways spokesperson said: “The aircraft landed safely after our highly-trained pilots diverted the aircraft to Toulouse as a precaution after a technical issue,' they said.

“The safety of our customers is always our top priority and we are sorry for the resulting delay to their travel plans.”

Engineers are believed to be assessing the plane as the extent of the technical issue is unknown.