A British Airways crew member mistakenly activated an emergency slide, causing a costly delay and a $122,000 error at Heathrow Airport
London: So, here’s the scoop. A British Airways crew member had a bit of a mishap at Heathrow Airport. They accidentally deployed an emergency slide while the plane was still on the ground. Oops!
This little blunder cost the airline a whopping $122,000. Can you believe it? The Airbus A321 was all set to take off to Brussels when this happened. Talk about a major slip-up!
According to a source, this kind of mistake isn’t something you see every day. Passengers had to wait around for three hours while the airline scrambled to find another plane. Not fun, right?
British Airways did apologize, saying they worked hard to get everyone on their way. But still, it’s a head-scratcher how this could happen, especially since the crew is trained for these situations.
And get this, this isn’t the first time something like this has happened with British Airways. Just last year, a flight to Bucharest was delayed because the captain accidentally activated the emergency slide. It seems like they need to double-check those training sessions!
In another incident this year, a rookie flight attendant deployed the slide while the plane was taxiing. Emergency crews rushed over, thinking there was a real emergency. What a chaotic scene!
