Cancelled flights, baggage delays and a temporary suspension in check-in have blighted the opening day of Heathrow's new £4.3bn Terminal 5. British Airways, which has sole use of the terminal, cancelled 34 flights due to "teething problems" and was later forced to suspend passenger check-in. Technical difficulties also meant major delays in reclaiming luggage.
BA blamed the glitches on problems with "staff familiarisation", which had a knock-on effect on bags and flights.
BA blamed the glitches on problems with "staff familiarisation", which had a knock-on effect on bags and flights.
From the BBC News website
Today someone told me the real reason for the chaos. Apparently the first plane to arrive at Terminal 5 was being flown by a female pilot.
And it took her five hours to park the plane...
2 comments:
Cheeky!! Have you seen the video footage of the recent windsheer in Hamburg incident? Female co-pilot 'controlled' the plane. That was scary! http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=b_e_k-QuG8Y
Oh Mike, you are sooo bad! hee hee. But that is really awful, I hope they get their "teething" problems worked out soon. I love the part where the passengers were taking off and watching ALL their luggage go back to the airport...I would have been so upset!
AND that YouTube footage was really scary, I can't even imagine being on that flight. I was terrified just watching it.
Post a Comment