Oops! BA plays ditching announcement in mid-Atlantic -- twice
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Oops! BA plays ditching announcement in mid-Atlantic -- twice
Best item from the comments: "Ryanair would say 'This is an emergency announcement..please pay Euro 3 to the stewardess to hear the rest of the anouncement.'"
Terror of British Airways passengers told in error that plane was about to crash - Travel News, Travel - Independent.ie
Terror of British Airways passengers told in error that plane was about to crash - Travel News, Travel - Independent.ie
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From: The right side of the Pennines
What do they suggest the crew do if such a mistake is made?
Mind, you a free round of Mr. Moet & Chandons best would have helped soothe a few savage breasts ( maybe they did ? )
Like the old joke about the first fully automatic crewless airliner, the auto. announcement finished .. " so sit back and relax as nothing can go wron.. go wron..go wron.... "
'course it does - occasionally, Murphy is always with us.
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From: Belfast
"His wife was crying and passengers were screaming. What for?"
I know. It's so uncool to be alarmed at the prospect of the airliner you're travelling on attempting to land in the north atlantic in pitch darkness. Fear of either drowning or dying of hypothermia in freezing water is so...well so 1912 (Titanic)...isn't it?
I know. It's so uncool to be alarmed at the prospect of the airliner you're travelling on attempting to land in the north atlantic in pitch darkness. Fear of either drowning or dying of hypothermia in freezing water is so...well so 1912 (Titanic)...isn't it?
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From: Teaneck NJ
BA flight accidentally tells pax they are going to crash
British Airways: Airline accidently play crash warning twice during Miami flight | The Sun |News
PASSENGERS flying over the Atlantic were terrified when it was announced TWICE their plane could be about to crash.
The British Airways flight was at 35,000ft halfway from Miami to Heathrow when the taped message was played by accident. And screams rang out while it was repeated straight away.
Just how many other pre-recorded emergency messages does BA have on their planes?
PASSENGERS flying over the Atlantic were terrified when it was announced TWICE their plane could be about to crash.
The British Airways flight was at 35,000ft halfway from Miami to Heathrow when the taped message was played by accident. And screams rang out while it was repeated straight away.
Just how many other pre-recorded emergency messages does BA have on their planes?
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Wow the crew must have been busy typing all night in their crew bunks!!!
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From: Edinburgh
Get away with this? Get away with what, sure it would give you a bit of a fright for a few seconds but no worse than that.
It's a shame the papers always manage to interview people with overactive imaginations and compensation foremost in their minds. What do they suggest the crew do if such a mistake is made?
His wife was crying and passengers were screaming. What for?
It's a shame the papers always manage to interview people with overactive imaginations and compensation foremost in their minds. What do they suggest the crew do if such a mistake is made?
His wife was crying and passengers were screaming. What for?
They'll no doubt be in touch with lawyers soon, probably already dreaming of the compensation they think they're entitled to. They're just Looking for any excuse to get their face in the news, act all upset and get a few £ off the papers.Of course the papers are already over the moon at the fact they can print yet more over-dramatic "air travel will kill you" nonsense.
BA don't need to do anything, it was a simple error, if the "traumatised" pax feel so bad about this then they can take a cruise next time...oh wait, but then recent events have probably scared them off the high seas too.
