BA LCY-to Dusseldorf nonchalantly flies to Edinburgh instead
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"Willkommen in Edinburgh"!
Wrong Way Corrigan award of 2019
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/business-47691478
Wrong Way Corrigan award of 2019
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/business-47691478
Krikkit said:
Someone in Ops will be getting a P45, oops!
What is P45 in German (Straight to the Russian front?)BA have already blamed their outsourcing outfit for filing the wrong flight plan so I'm guessing the pilots were told they were flying to Edinburgh. The outsourcing firm, WDL is a German company.
I'm wondering if at any point did any passenger look out the window and think "that doesn't look like the English channel, maybe I should say something"?
LotusOmega375D said:
Surprised that none of the passengers noticed. It was a clear morning. I always enjoy following the route from a window seat and watching the world go by. Were they not surprised by the lack of sea?
I've noticed that on the newer airbuses BA has done away with the TV screen with moving map. I guess this must have been one of those planes.JuniorD said:
In fairness to the flight crew, they believed Edinburgh was their destination, and that's where they went 
I do wonder if the erroneous flight plan tallied with their roster.
The WDL Aviation cabin crew mustn't be in the habit of glancing at boarding passes.
The most recent trips I've taken with BA (and easyJet) the cabin crew haven't checked for boarding cards I do wonder if the erroneous flight plan tallied with their roster. The WDL Aviation cabin crew mustn't be in the habit of glancing at boarding passes.
Shakermaker said:
The most recent trips I've taken with BA (and easyJet) the cabin crew haven't checked for boarding cards
Don't the boarding passes get checked at the gate, before you are allowed to go to the plane? That being the case, the cabin crew presumably don't need to check the boarding passes again.
Tim330 said:
LotusOmega375D said:
Surprised that none of the passengers noticed. It was a clear morning. I always enjoy following the route from a window seat and watching the world go by. Were they not surprised by the lack of sea?
I've noticed that on the newer airbuses BA has done away with the TV screen with moving map. I guess this must have been one of those planes.Mandat said:
Don't the boarding passes get checked at the gate, before you are allowed to go to the plane?
That being the case, the cabin crew presumably don't need to check the boarding passes again.
Flying back from Egypt about 10 years ago, an irate Irish lady complained loudly that I was sitting in her seat. She went storming off to see the stewardess to sort it out. The Stewardess apologised to me later on. The lady did have seat 23B, but for Glasgow, not London, and with a different airline! There were at least 2 checks of her boarding pass that she'd gone through.That being the case, the cabin crew presumably don't need to check the boarding passes again.
captain_cynic said:
What is P45 in German (Straight to the Russian front?)
BA have already blamed their outsourcing outfit for filing the wrong flight plan so I'm guessing the pilots were told they were flying to Edinburgh. The outsourcing firm, WDL is a German company.
I'm wondering if at any point did any passenger look out the window and think "that doesn't look like the English channel, maybe I should say something"?
That's the wonder of "outsourcing" - just pass the blame elsewhere.BA have already blamed their outsourcing outfit for filing the wrong flight plan so I'm guessing the pilots were told they were flying to Edinburgh. The outsourcing firm, WDL is a German company.
I'm wondering if at any point did any passenger look out the window and think "that doesn't look like the English channel, maybe I should say something"?
Regarding the duplicated boarding pass thing, I have seen this happen before where two passengers have the same seat number for the same flight. The stewardess asked to see the sitting passenger's boarding pass to check the mistake. Unfortunately for him, he handed it over to her. She checked it was indeed correct, but then wandered off with it to the front of the plane to discuss with her colleagues.
The second passenger was keeping firm hold of her boarding pass and subsequently claimed the seat, after the poor guy had to get up and go to argue the toss with the cabin crew. They eventually sorted something out, but I learned from the experience that you shouldn't actually hand over your boarding pass if you want to stay in the same seat in those situations. By all means show it to the other passenger and cabin crew, but don't let them take it away. Let the second passenger have all the hassle.
The second passenger was keeping firm hold of her boarding pass and subsequently claimed the seat, after the poor guy had to get up and go to argue the toss with the cabin crew. They eventually sorted something out, but I learned from the experience that you shouldn't actually hand over your boarding pass if you want to stay in the same seat in those situations. By all means show it to the other passenger and cabin crew, but don't let them take it away. Let the second passenger have all the hassle.
LotusOmega375D said:
Regarding the duplicated boarding pass thing,................................... By all means show it to the other passenger and cabin crew, but don't let them take it away. Let the second passenger have all the hassle.
Unless of coarse the resolution to the problem is to upgrade the passenger standing.Steve
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