Originally Posted by
oceancrosser
Well Delta's anchestor (NW) mixed up BRU and FRA. Similar runway bearings (13/31 vs 14/32) however terminals/hangars on opposite side and a significant difference in runway length. Some explaining to do, but hey the did it on the Dreamlifter.
The aircraft type is incorrect.
It was an ATC mix-up that the crew did not detect. They were actually vectored into BRU by ATC who were all convinced for some reason that was the aircraft destination. The story is here
Northwest 52 Brussels Incident - Airliners.net