Well, we've all taken a wrong turning!

stevestrat · 25th March 2019, 12:08

BA flight London to Dusseldorf . . . . landed in Edinburgh

The wrong flight plan was filed so as far as the flight crew and air traffic control were aware it was going to Edinburgh. The cockup was only discovered when the plane landed and the announcement was made "Welcome to Edinburgh" . . . . passengers pointed out they were supposed to be in Dusseldorf!

BA is working with WDL Aviation who ran the flight under a leasing arrangement to find out why it filed the wrong flight plan.

https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/business-47691478

WillyHeckaslike · 25th March 2019, 12:37

Lol. The claim in the article that it had never happened before might be interpreted differently by some albeit in a jovial sort of way given that the same airframe was flown that route (London/Edinburgh) the day before.

stevestrat · 25th March 2019, 13:12

Maybe this incident explains Ryanair, landing roughly in the same region as where you thought you were heading for.

WillyHeckaslike · 25th March 2019, 13:26

It reminds of a story that a bus driver once told me. He lived near a bus stop on his route and he was so used to driving the route in his car pretty much on autopilot that one day the inevitable happened. He turned off before the bus stop and took the passengers on a tour of the area where his house was.

steve-45 · 25th March 2019, 21:54

Did they blame it on the satnav ?

Lancpudn · 26th March 2019, 19:38

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Originally Posted by steve-45

Did they blame it on the satnav ?

I think this Capt's Sat-Nav is out of date.

stevestrat · 26th March 2019, 22:19

Ryanair tried to be clever by suggesting on Twitter that BA buy a copy of "Geography For Dummies", backfired after Twitter users suggested Ryanair buy a copy of "Employment Law For Dummies" after Ryanair pilots and other staff went on strike last year over working conditions . . . . err oops

25th March 2019, 12:08	#1
stevestrat This is my second home ZT260 #243 (resting) Join Date: May 2010 Location: Prestonpans Posts: 22,465 Thanks: 650 Thanked 4,624 Times in 3,358 Posts	Well, we've all taken a wrong turning! BA flight London to Dusseldorf . . . . landed in Edinburgh The wrong flight plan was filed so as far as the flight crew and air traffic control were aware it was going to Edinburgh. The cockup was only discovered when the plane landed and the announcement was made "Welcome to Edinburgh" . . . . passengers pointed out they were supposed to be in Dusseldorf! BA is working with WDL Aviation who ran the flight under a leasing arrangement to find out why it filed the wrong flight plan. https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/business-47691478 __________________ Steve T4 Location Map

25th March 2019, 13:12	#3
stevestrat This is my second home ZT260 #243 (resting) Join Date: May 2010 Location: Prestonpans Posts: 22,465 Thanks: 650 Thanked 4,624 Times in 3,358 Posts	Maybe this incident explains Ryanair, landing roughly in the same region as where you thought you were heading for. __________________ Steve T4 Location Map

26th March 2019, 22:19	#7
stevestrat This is my second home ZT260 #243 (resting) Join Date: May 2010 Location: Prestonpans Posts: 22,465 Thanks: 650 Thanked 4,624 Times in 3,358 Posts	Ryanair tried to be clever by suggesting on Twitter that BA buy a copy of "Geography For Dummies", backfired after Twitter users suggested Ryanair buy a copy of "Employment Law For Dummies" after Ryanair pilots and other staff went on strike last year over working conditions . . . . err oops __________________ Steve T4 Location Map

25th March 2019, 12:37	#2
WillyHeckaslike This is my second home Rovers 75 & 25 Join Date: Oct 2010 Location: Wearside Posts: 4,520 Thanks: 543 Thanked 709 Times in 511 Posts	Lol. The claim in the article that it had never happened before might be interpreted differently by some albeit in a jovial sort of way given that the same airframe was flown that route (London/Edinburgh) the day before.

25th March 2019, 13:26	#4
WillyHeckaslike This is my second home Rovers 75 & 25 Join Date: Oct 2010 Location: Wearside Posts: 4,520 Thanks: 543 Thanked 709 Times in 511 Posts	It reminds of a story that a bus driver once told me. He lived near a bus stop on his route and he was so used to driving the route in his car pretty much on autopilot that one day the inevitable happened. He turned off before the bus stop and took the passengers on a tour of the area where his house was.

25th March 2019, 21:54	#5
steve-45 This is my second home Rover 75 Saloon CDTi Join Date: Oct 2015 Location: Belvedere Posts: 4,076 Thanks: 108 Thanked 1,089 Times in 774 Posts	Did they blame it on the satnav ?