British Airways Flight Delayed After 'Brainless' Staff Activate Emergency Slide

British Airways flight delayed after 'brainless' staff activate emergency slide

A British Airways crew member mistakenly triggered the emergency evacuation slide on a flight bound for Washington DC from Heathrow on Saturday.The incident left around 336 passengers stranded on the tarmac for three hours.The costly error, estimated at approximately £100,000, occurred mere moments before the aircraft was due to take off.Emergency services were called to attend the grounded plane as travellers remained confined to their seats du…

Emergency slide accidentally deployed on a British Airways Boeing 777 at Heathrow

LONDON, UK — Passengers bound for the United States faced an agonizing six-hour delay at London Heathrow Airport after an emergency evacuation slide was accidentally deployed right before departure. The incident occurred on Sunday aboard British Airways Flight BA217, a regularly scheduled transatlantic service to Washington Dulles International Airport (IAD). The Boeing 777-200ER, registered as G-VIIY, was parked at Gate B47 in Terminal 5 and pr…

British Airways Flight Attendant On His Second Day at Work Activates Emergency Slide, Delays Flight by Six Hours

A brand new British Airways flight attendant on his second only flight accidentally activated an emergency evacuation slide on a Boeing 777-200, preparing for a transatlantic flight from London Heathrow to Washington Dulles on Saturday afternoon. The mistake would, perhaps, be forgivable if it weren’t for the fact that British Airways has a spate of these accidents every time it brings online new cabin crew. The latest accident occurred at aroun…