Virgin Atlantic plane forced to turn back to Heathrow after pilot roster error

A Virgin Atlantic aircraft turned back to Heathrow after it emerged the first officer had not completed his final flying test (Hannah McKay/PA) (Picture: PA Archive)

A Virgin Atlantic aircraft turned back to Heathrow after it emerged the first officer had not completed his final flying test.

The Airbus A330 jet was nearly 40 minutes into its journey to New York on Monday when the two pilots on board became aware of the “rostering error”, the airline said.