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A British Airways flight has been forced to make an emergency landing at Sydney Airport after a mayday call was made by the pilot.

In a statement British Airways said "the aircraft returned to Sydney as a precaution after reports of a technical issue".

Footage from the airport showed a convoy of emergency vehicles arriving to meet the plane, including aviation fire trucks.

The British Airways passenger flight BA16 was on its way to Singapore and made the emergency return to Sydney Airport about an hour after take-off this afternoon.

Plane's emergency landing at Sydney Airport after mayday call 

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