Virgin flight diverts after pilot issues ‘mayday’ call as ‘engine shuts down’

A Virgin Atlantic flight with more than 250 passengers on board traveling from London to Los Angeles has been forced to divert to Canada.

The Boeing 787-9 Dreamliner landed at Goose Bay Airport, a Canadian Forces Base located in the municipality of Happy Valley-Goose Bay.

A concerned twitter user questioned the airliner for a status on flight VS141.