BA's bad day at Riyadh

[crewmeal]

Seems as though BA are having a tough time with a couple of 747s and the Daily Mail are being true to form!

Furious passenger sit-in after double scare on BA jet: Jammed wing flaps force plane to return to Saudi Arabia twice in 24 hours | Mail Online (http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-2387319/Furious-passenger-sit-double-scare-BA-jet-Jammed-wing-flaps-force-plane-return-Saudi-Arabia-twice-24-hours.html)

Love this one:

'There was screaming and crying. We hit the runway with a massive bang.’

[Phileas Fogg]

Problem: The plane was a British Airways 747 like this one pictured

http://i.dailymail.co.uk/i/pix/2013/08/08/article-0-003991D100000258-481_636x288.jpg

I didn't appreciate that BA still operated planes "like this one" :)

[dfdasein]

At least it wasn't an Airbus with flap problems, as in Wednesday's Delta flight from CDG to the US circling over Norfolk before diverting to AMS.

[MARK9263]

I'm never one to defend the media when it comes to inaccuracies but to the average Joe Six-Pack a jumbo is a jumbo is a jumbo. He doesn't know the difference between a B.747 and B.747-400!

[Phileas Fogg]

He doesn't know the difference between a B.747 and B.747-400

Yes Mark, but the same reporter also posted this pic, it seems it wasn't just the fuel that the aircraft jettisoned:

http://i.dailymail.co.uk/i/pix/2013/08/08/article-0-1B33489A000005DC-482_636x288.jpg

[SOPS]

I don't understand what these idiots want. They would prefer that the crew carried on with a knw problem " and hoped for the best"?

I really don't get these people:mad::ugh::ugh:

[TheJoeSoap]

Is it not the case in this BA incident and the Delta incident earlier this week that the problem was the flaps which extend for extra lift during take off and landing failed to retract?

If so, this is being misrepresented as a safety issue as it did not prevent either aircraft from landing safely.

Can any member confirm that this was the case?

[towerview]

To be honest I am surprised that this topic is relegated to a low thread, this item was all over the BBC. If this was an Orange or Harp aircraft I think there would be 500 posts by now!

[MaxReheat]

'BA Endangers 300 Lives' - what utter drivel; sensationalist headline news that is unworthy of a mention outside an incident report but is so typical of the 'Red Top' standard of news the the BBC pushes out these days.

A flap problem gives the crew something to think about but should be nothing more than an inconvenience for all concerned.

And lots of faults are investigated, 'no fault found' and occur again the next day. This was probably one of them.

[Shamrogue]

Consecutive emergency landing of BA arise question on passenger security - Travelandtourworld.com (http://www.travelandtourworld.com/news/article/consecutive-emergency-landing-of-ba-arises-question-on-passenger-security/?utm_source=iContact&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=Travel%20And%20Tour%20World&utm_content=Consecutive+emergency+landing+of+BA+arise+questi on)

[DaveReidUK]

'BA Endangers 300 Lives' - what utter drivelThe BBC is simply quoting, or rather paraphrasing, a rent-a-quote comment made by one of the passengers looking for his 15 minutes of fame:

"I feel BA put 300 lives at risk by putting us on the same plane 24 hours after trying to fix a fault."

Agreed, it's a ridiculous thing to say, but it was said nevertheless, and therefore reported as such.