A British Airways plane was seconds away from disaster after a pilot botched a landing and stalled while 4,000ft above London, it is understood. This prompted the British Airways (BA) aircraft to stall, meaning the loss of altitude and control, while above the capital's finance district. A British Airways Airbus A320 was allegedly seconds away from disaster after a pilot botched a landing and stalled while 4,000ft above London (stock photo)Sources described the believed error as: 'The most serious "near miss" in the UK in years.' BA operates around 19 direct flights per week between Dusseldorf Airport and London Heathrow, with a flight duration of 1 hour 30 minutes. A spokesperson for British Airways said: 'We're assisting the AAIB with its investigation and are legally unable to comment further at this stage.'