"Hello, this is your captain speaking. Could someone please bring some oxygen bottles to the cockpit?"

'We began descending very sharply': Passengers tell of moment BA jet turned back to Heathrow after both pilots 'almost pass out' at controls.

• Captain and first officer report feeling 'light-headed' as craft reaches 20,000 feet
• Passengers hear 'panicked' captain call for help from senior cabin
• The two women are given oxygen and make emergency return to Heathrow

By DAILY MAIL REPORTER

A British Airways jet was forced to make an emergency landing after two women pilots 'almost passed out' at the controls.

The Captain and first officer both reported feeling light-headed as the aircraft, which had taken off from Heathrow, was climbing at 20,000 feet.

As the drama unfolded just 15 minutes into the flight, passengers heard a 'panicked' captain call for a senior member of the cabin crew to come to their aid 'immediately'.

The plane, an Airbus A321, was heading to Glasgow when both pilots reported feeling unwell

A steward was seen carrying an oxygen cylinder into the cockpit as the stricken flight requested an emergency return to Heathrow.

One passenger, a 40-year-old health and safety manager, said: 'A lot of stewards were moving about. You could tell they had a lot on their plate, with this happening so soon into the flight.

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