Plane Makes Emergency Landing in Boston After Fire on Board

A fire aboard a Virgin Atlantic flight headed to London forced the plane to make an emergency landing in Boston.

The Virgin Airways aircraft that made an emergency landing in Boston's Logan International Airport on July 4, 2019. Photo Credit: Cory Tanner/Twitter@Ctannerweb

BOSTON—A fire aboard a Virgin Atlantic flight headed to London forced the plane to make an emergency landing in Boston on Thursday, July 4.

Passengers smelled smoke coming from the first class cabin “not even 30 minutes” after the plane departed John F. Kennedy International Airport around 7:30 p.m., said Cory Tanner, 28, who was aboard the flight.