A British Airways flight BA35, operated using a Boeing 787-8 Dreamliner, made a precautionary return to London Heathrow Airport.

The BA35 flight circled for an hour over the strait of Dover to dump fuel before safely landing back on the runway at 1.50pm, according to data on Flightradar24.

British Airways said in a statement that the aircraft returned to Heathrow as a standard precaution after reports of a technical issue.

The flight landed safely with crew and passengers disembarking as they normally would, British Airways said in a statement.