Originally Posted by hetfield
Who went (some years ago) to EBBR instead of EDDF, hrrrm...?
That one is a prime example still used in many presentations to show how a tiny initial error with a Flight data assistant between Shannon and London and 12 other small errors , each perfectly understandable taken alone, caused this .
The only mistakes ( in my view ) the Capt made was not to go around when he realised it was not FRA, and not realising the flight time difference, but after a NAT crossing so early in the morning , who can say it wont' happen to him ? I was told that it cost him his carreer and sadly also that of the young lady FO.
Back to Nordic and Spanair, I also think that the city codes confusion was most certainly made much earlier on, probably with a " correct " Flight plan to Sevilla sent to IFPS, otherwise ATC would not corrolate the flight. But this is my guess.