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Oops: Brussels Airlines’ Nine Hour Flight To Nowhere

Old 24th Jun 2019, 09:39
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Oops: Brussels Airlines’ Nine Hour Flight To Nowhere

Brussels Airlines’ nine hour flight from Brussels to Brussels
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tea n bikkies all around...
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It was a paperwork issue resulting in 247 very p*ssed off passengers.
This was nothing to do with the crew, I believe they received a ACARS message to return to base when they were nearing the Canadian coast.
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These things happen...

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Originally Posted by ironbutt57
tea n bikkies all around...
That would likely qualify for tea and no biscuits
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It was a paperwork issue resulting in 247 very p*ssed off passengers.
This was nothing to do with the crew, I believe they received a ACARS message to return to base when they were nearing the Canadian coast.
And the return flight pax and crew disruptions, a costly affair.

One wonders whether they should've continued and paid the fine? Anyone know roughly how much it would've been?
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And the return flight pax and crew disruptions, a costly affair.

One wonders whether they should've continued and paid the fine? Anyone know roughly how much it would've been?
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9 hours? That's nothing! Early hours of a night shift and we had a B747-400 return to base after 13 hours in the sky, they had suffered an electrical failure that meant they hadn't had use of any toilets for 6 hours! The crew had a good sense of humour, especially when I asked if they needed anywhere to dump
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