Heathrow Airport runways closed after plane 'fire'

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Originally Posted by Herr-Berbunch

Apparently the crew had practiced such an emergency every six months for over 20 years without ever needing to do it till today.

And it seems to have paid off too, well done crew and all associated.

Why would both engine covers come off around the same time is a question?

That made my ears prick up too. When you hit a bird you rarely hit just one, I guess the starboard engine ingested one while the port engine took outside damage leading to the cover popping off.

Checking updates from European flow control, it really shows you the effect of, well, anything happening to Heathrow.