BA plane forced (sic) down in Canada
22/08/2004 London - A London-bound British Airways plane carrying 302 passengers from Phoenix, Arizona was diverted to Montreal on Sunday for technical reasons, a spokesperson for the airline told AFP. "The plane was diverted into Montreal" early in the morning, he said, adding that the Boeing 747, flight BA 288, "landed safely" at Pierre-Elliott Trudeau airport. "Engineers are checking the plane at the moment and the plane will hopefully take off again later today" for London Heathrow Airport, the spokesperson added. "We are putting up all passengers in hotels for the time being."
Wishful thinking on the part of the spokesman methinks.
4HP