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| Date: | Tuesday 15 July 2025 |
| Time: | 13:40 UTC |
| Type: |  Boeing 777-236ER |
| Owner/operator: | British Airways |
| Registration: | G-YMME |
| MSN: | 30306/275 |
| Year of manufacture: | 2000 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: |
| Other fatalities: | 0 |
| Aircraft damage: | None |
| Category: | Incident |
| Location: | over southern England -
 United Kingdom
|
| Phase: | En route |
| Nature: | Passenger - Scheduled |
| Departure airport: | London-Gatwick Airport (LGW/EGKK) |
| Cancún Airport (CUN/MMUN) | |
| Confidence Rating: |  Information is only available from news, social media or unofficial sources |
British Airways flight BA2203, a Boeing 777-236ER, experienced fumes in the cockpit and cabin during climbout after takeoff from LGW,
The flight returned to LGW and landed safely, 55 minutes after takeoff.
The incident aircraft resumed regular service on 17 July 2025.
Sources:
https://www.paddleyourownkanoo.com/2025/07/18/pilots-of-british-airways-boeing-777-with-332-passengers-onboard-open-cockpit-windows-mid-flight-after-smell-of-old-socks-fills-plane/
https://www.flightradar24.com/data/flights/ba2203/
History of this aircraft
Other occurrences involving this aircraft
| 3 July 2003 | G-YMME | British Airways | 0 | 10 NM North of Kindu |  |
non |
| Turbulence | ||||||
| 11 June 2004 | G-YMME | British Airways | 0 | London Heathrow Airport (LHR/EGLL) | |
min |
| 23 December 2021 | G-YMME | British Airways | 0 | Over Atlantic Ocean, between London Gatwick and San Jose | |
min |
| Windscreen cracks or failure | ||||||
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 24-Jul-2025 16:52 | ASN | Added |
| 24-Jul-2025 16:53 | ASN | Updated |
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