Sometimes we hear stories of passengers accidentally getting on a plane to the wrong destination. Sometimes (but very rarely) we even hear stories of planes landing at a wrong airport that's near their destination. However, this is a new one for me, as reported by BBC. This morning's British Airways flight 3271 was supposed to…
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Lolz though I would certainly not want a "bonus" destination / side-trip in this way!
Not one single passenger noticed out the window the plane going north not east??
Edinburgh is a very lovely city to visit. They should be pleased. And just think of all that EU261 compensation they're now going to get!
Ben, Wasn't there an incident with a flight to Sweden accidentally flying to Norway (or something) a few years back that you reported, as well
El Guapa,
it is often cloudy in the UK, so very possible nobody would realise.
Although some may have done - we don't know. I tend to be aware of where the sun is and should be given the time of day. But i bet most people don't, or just pull down the blind
I guess no one paid attention when the Captain/FO made the initial announcement?
The Guardian is now reporting:
"BA said the fault with the path of BA3271, which went 500 miles in the wrong direction after takeoff on Monday morning, lay with its German operator.
"The flight was run by a German company, WDL Aviation, under a “wet-lease” arrangement where the plane and crew are hired under BA CityFlyer branding.
"BA said a paperwork error was to blame, with the pilot following orders from Germany, where WDL’s head office had filed the incorrect flight plan."
Yea given that captains and crews usually announce the destination at the time of boarding its kinda weird nobody alerted them.
Even the BA aircraft believe in Brexit & don't want anything to do with Europe !
Just wanna say I am so bl**dy proud of you for being the one and only page that has a vaguely correct illustration of the plane
According to another media source, upon landing, the pilot asked passengers for a "show of hands" if they were expecting to land at Dussledorf, and they all raised their hands... amazing!
I would suppose the pilot's English with heavy German accent confused both Brits and Germans? After all Edinburgh and Dusseldorf sound exactly the same to me!
Where did the flight attendants think they were going? Usually they look at every boarding pass to make sure the destination is correct. As I expect many passengers do, I also always confirm the destination with the attendants as I enter.
Mike, BA no longer asks for a boarding pass to be presented on short haul routes, only long haul these days.
Each plane should display its Flight Number and Destination, by means of an illuminated sign, on its nose and tail - like a bus!