Does anyone know what happened to BA1483 on Thursday 26 January?
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Does anyone know what happened to BA1483 on Thursday 26 January?
The flight took off, encountered "technical difficulties", and we landed pretty sharpish after a few turns.
Cabin crew weren't much help, other than putting the cups and trays they had just got out in double-quick time.
A £5.00 meal voucher and a customer service smile from a BA employee when we got down didn't do much to calm my nerves. No-one seemed willing to say what the problem was.
Cabin crew weren't much help, other than putting the cups and trays they had just got out in double-quick time.
A £5.00 meal voucher and a customer service smile from a BA employee when we got down didn't do much to calm my nerves. No-one seemed willing to say what the problem was.
I don't know what the problem was, but the aircraft appears not to have flown at all in the three days since the incident.
Aircraft was airborne for around 36 minutes, including a couple of times around the Bovingdon hold.
Aircraft was airborne for around 36 minutes, including a couple of times around the Bovingdon hold.
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The chances of ground staff knowing what the technical fault was - is very low. The 'SOP' is to say nothing, for many reasons.
If the fault was major, as indicated by the aircraft being out of service for a couple of days - there would be even more incentive to say nothing. No company wants their failings, however routine, to be on the social media and news.
If the fault was major, as indicated by the aircraft being out of service for a couple of days - there would be even more incentive to say nothing. No company wants their failings, however routine, to be on the social media and news.
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It was pretty frightening though. I just wonder what it could've been that was so serious. The plane never really seemed to increase speed much after take-off, and we only just got above cloud level and then started circling. After the captain said we're going back, no-one uttered a word. It's not fun at all.
The £5 voucher was for Heathrow Terminal 5. I used it to buy a single egg of caviar at Prunier!
The £5 voucher was for Heathrow Terminal 5. I used it to buy a single egg of caviar at Prunier!
I suspect the use of the flightradar24 website, stenoman
BA 1483 goes Glasgow - London in around an hour and a bit. How come it went around Bovingdon twice and was only airborne for 36 minutes and yet according to the OP landed pretty sharpish?
Because it wasn't a GLA-LHR flight, it was going in the opposite direction (hence the OP's reference to spending his voucher in T5).
Flight number was BA1486, not BA1483. Aircraft was a B763 (G-BNWZ), rather than the usual A321. Back flying yesterday.
Flight number was BA1486, not BA1483. Aircraft was a B763 (G-BNWZ), rather than the usual A321. Back flying yesterday.