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Drone unlikely to have hit BA plane near Heathrow, government says
Source: BBC
A passenger plane thought to have been struck as it approached Heathrow airport was probably not hit by a drone after all, the government says.
Transport Secretary Patrick McLoughlin told MPs it was now thought what happened "was not a drone incident".
Air accident investigators said they had not ruled out a drone but had no evidence to support the suggestion.
An investigation was launched after the pilot of a BA flight from Geneva on 17 April said an object struck the plane.
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Read more: http://www.bbc.com/news/uk-36159117
28 April 2016 UK
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But BBC Transport Correspondent Richard Westcott said air accident investigators had stopped their investigation because "there is nothing to look at".
Our correspondent said the item, which struck the front of the aircraft, could have been "floating debris".
Our correspondent said the item, which struck the front of the aircraft, could have been "floating debris".
