LONDON: London's Heathrow airport on Saturday resumed normal operations, following dramatic scenes two days ago when a British Airways plane carrying 152 people was forced to crash land after losing power.
"All operations are returning today, with all terminals returning to normal," said a spokeswoman for airports operator BAA. "There are no temporary marquees up, all passengers can resume normal procedures for checking in."
British Airways added that the airline has fully restored its long-haul flights schedule at Heathrow, while 95 per cent of short-haul flights were running as normal.
Meanwhile, the British press on Saturday toasted BA co-pilot John Coward, who had been at the controls when the engines failed on the Boeing 777, and steered the plane into a safe crash-landing.
All 136 passengers and 16 crew on flight BA038 from Beijing escaped without serious injury.
In an initial report on the incident, the Air Accidents Investigation Branch on Friday said that the engine failed to respond at about 600 feet and two miles from touch down.
Investigators are still probing the cause of the malfunction.
Eighteen people received treatment for minor injuries following the cash, which caused major disruption at one of the world's busiest airports.
Heathrow has struggled with cancellations and delays in the aftermath of the incident.
The near-disaster happened on Thursday shortly before Prime Minister Gordon Brown was due to take off for China on an official visit. His flight was briefly held up.
