A Virgin Atlantic flight was forced to make a u-turn back to the UK after it was discovered that the co-pilot was still in training, reports claim.
The plane, travelling from Heathrow to New York, was 40 minutes into the flight when Virgin Atlantic managers on the ground realised that the first officer onboard had yet to complete his final pilot exams.
The Virgin Atlantic Airbus A330, which was just over Ireland, then had to head back to London on Monday and remain on the tarmac until a qualified pilot could step in as a replacement.
