Recording from Virgin Atlantic 'laser strike plane' emerges

A flight heading to New York turned back to London Heathrow Airport after a "laser beam incident", Virgin Atlantic has confirmed.

It happened at 20:13 GMT, shortly after take-off, the company said, before flight VS025 returned as a precaution.

A member of the flight crew can be heard speaking to air traffic controllers in a recording which emerged online.

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