BA plane lands in Edinburgh instead of Dusseldorf… by mistake
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at 03:06 by GivingupBA.
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GivingupBAParticipantI thought it was April 1st for a minute….. But this is really staggering, words fail me. (What’s next, Rio instead of New York??)
25 Mar 2019
at 13:01
openflyParticipantOn BBC Radio4 news at 8am this morning, they stated that The Financial Times is reporting that BA staff are suggesting that the BA computer systems are antiquated and unreliable, and an embarrassment.
It seems that the rumours are true. Just a few hours later we hear this unbelievable story. How on earth in this day and age of sophisticated computery can a pilot land at EDI instead of DUS? If it is true, will Snr Cruz publicly explain how they got it sooooo wrong?
25 Mar 2019
at 13:36
Window-seatParticipantI was once flown by my employers to Madrid when they wanted me in Rome. I was none the wiser until I called the management wondering where my car was, then it all became clear. They had flown me to where the tour was the previous week. Amazingly I made it Rome before the show began.
25 Mar 2019
at 13:39
TiredOldHack2ParticipantThis is one of the funniest things I have heard this year.
I mean, people manage to board the wrong aircraft from time to time:-
https://www.thelocal.fr/20170728/oops-passenger-ends-up-on-wrong-air-france-flight-from-paris
but I’ve never heard of a whole aircraft going to the wrong place. It looks like it’s not the first time it’s happened., though:-
FAIL: Swedish Airline Flies To Wrong Destination Due To Miscommunication
25 Mar 2019
at 13:59
GivingupBAParticipantHave a look at the BA flight status for that flight:
Don’t forget to click on “Flight details” for the first flight, it says:
“Flight diversion
We’re very sorry, this flight scheduled from London to Dusseldorf, has been diverted to Edinburgh.”25 Mar 2019
at 14:45
FoliumParticipantNothing new. In 2006 an Eirjet plane operating a Ryanair flight from Liverpool to Derry airport at Eglinton landed instead at Shackleton Barracks in Ballykelly, an army base 7 miles from Eglinton. While helicopters and Islanders/Defenders were regular visitors, a commercial A320 turning up was quite a surprise!
25 Mar 2019
at 15:14
travelworld2ParticipantIt is very odd. As a previous poster pointed out, one would have thought that the pilot would have made some comment about the destination prior to take off. And the in flight crew might have seen at least ONE boarding card with Dusseldorf on it. Question for the pilots on here-would you not expect at least someone from the ground crew or ATC to mention Dusseldorf?
25 Mar 2019
at 17:17
AhmadParticipantThis NYT story is a bit more detailed (but behind a paywall I’m afraid).
25 Mar 2019
at 18:00
pheighdoughParticipanttravelworld2 it appears ATC followed the flight planned routing for Edinburgh, as that what was (incorrectly) filed. They would have no idea it was actually destined for Dusseldorf.
Although you’d like to think passengers would have noticed the wrong destination on the preflight PA from the crew…25 Mar 2019
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