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By Yunusu Abbey
OVER 160 British Airways (BA) passengers, whose journey was interrupted on Wednesday due to an aircraft technical fault, were still stranded at Entebbe yesterday.
However, Vice-President Prof. Gilbert Bukenya (right), who was initially part of the group, left on Wednesday night at about 9:00pm aboard a Dubai-bound Emirates flight.
He spent the whole day in an Entebbe hotel waiting for the flight.
Bukenya’s press secretary Simon Kaheru said the VP would be in the US for over a week to woo investors and explore other business opportunities.
BA official Kaine Sabiiti said, “Due to an engine problem en route to Heathrow, flight BA062 returned to Entebbe, from where it had departed. The aircraft landed safely at 0802 local time.”
“Airborne return is a standard procedure, which British Airways pilots are fully trained to deal with. Our pilots are also trained to land an aircraft with one engine.
Engineers are currently investigating the problem,” Kaine said in a statement.
“We apologise for the inconvenience this may cause our customers. The safety and security of our customers, our staff and our operation is our priority and is not compromised,” she said.
Published on: Friday, 10th September, 2004