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| Date: | Monday 8 September 2025 |
| Time: | 05:20 UTC |
| Type: |  Boeing 787-9 Dreamliner |
| Owner/operator: | British Airways |
| Registration: | G-ZBKL |
| MSN: | 38628/451 |
| Year of manufacture: | 2016 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: |
| Other fatalities: | 0 |
| Aircraft damage: | None |
| Location: | Sydney-Kingsford Smith International Airport, NSW (SYD/YSSY) -
 Australia
|
| Phase: | Unknown |
| Nature: | Passenger - Scheduled |
| Departure airport: | Sydney-Kingsford Smith International Airport, NSW (SYD/YSSY) |
| Singapore-Changi International Airport (SIN/WSSS) | |
| Confidence Rating: |  Information is only available from news, social media or unofficial sources |
British Airways flight BA16, a Boeing 787-9 Dreamliner, reportedly experienced smoke in the cabin and/or flight deck after takeoff from SYD.
The flight declared an emergency and returned to SYD, where it landed safely, 52 minutes after takeoff.
Sources:
https://7news.com.au/news/british-airways-flight-makes-emergency-landing-at-sydney-airport-after-reports-of-smoke-filling-cabin-c-19950692
https://www.flightradar24.com/data/flights/ba16#3c1afed0
History of this aircraft
Other occurrences involving this aircraft
| 1 February 2023 | G-ZBKL | British Airways | 0 | Halifax-Stanfield International Airport, NS (YHZ/CYHZ) |  |
non |
| Fumes/smoke/odor event | ||||||
Location
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 08-Sep-2025 07:24 | ASN | Added |
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