Air India flight declares mid-air emergency over UK and diverts in snow chaosAn Air India flight to Birmingham was forced to divert after pilots declared a mid-air emergency amid heavy snowfall and freezing conditions from Storm GorettiView 4 Images The plane diverted to Heathrow Airport (Image: AirNav Radar)An Air India flight to the UK was forced to divert after pilots declared an emergency. The emergency code gave the plane priority handling from Air Traffic Control (ATC). Birmingham Airport suspended all runway operations on Thursday evening due to heavy snow. The airport said: "Due to heavy snow, runway operations are currently suspended. Dozens of flights to and from Heathrow Airport - as well as a handful from Luton Airport - were cancelled on Friday morning.

Source: Daily Mirror January 10, 2026 09:44 UTC