Anyone know why this occurred? Could be safety related, according to one person familiar with the airline industry.

There were four data gaps for flight BA31 that departed almost an hour late Saturday evening shortly before 8pm London time, according to FlightAware. See below.

It appears to turn around over the Kazakhstan region.

Was someone brought back to London for arrest?

Comments to mathew@carrzee.net

https://uk.flightaware.com/live/flight/BAW31/history/20240629/1815Z/EGLL/EGLL/tracklog

Are four of these data gaps unusual?