The plane was in a holding pattern near Newhaven but is now back at the airport.
The plane was heading to Las Vegas.
"The lighter the aircraft is the slower it can land," said air traffic control expert Philip Butterworth-Hayes.
Flight VS43 took off at 11.44am from Gatwick and was heading to Las Vegas.
The jumbo was circling off of East Sussex. Pic: Flightradar.com
A tweet by the airport said: "In line with standard procedure, emergency services are on standby at the airport purely as a precaution."
Flight data appears to show the aircraft made it to the South West before turning back.
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