Overview
- Flight BA603, an Airbus A320 traveling from Istanbul to London with 142 passengers, requested an emergency landing in Bucharest at 5:50 p.m. local time and landed at 6:14 p.m.
- Romania’s Ministry of Health said smoke was confirmed after landing and reported four people in poor health who received on‑site medical assistance.
- Authorities later said those four individuals did not require hospital treatment after initial assessments.
- British Airways said the diversion was a precaution due to a suspected technical issue and reported no smoke on board or hospitalisations.
- Airport officials opened an investigation into the source of the reported smoke and the airline’s status page listed the flight as diverted to Bucharest.