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prepare for crash landing at sea....
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British Airways Flight Mistakenly Tells Passengers Plane Will Crash
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LONDON -- Passengers flying over the Atlantic were terrified when it was announced twice that their plane could be about to crash.
British Airways (BA) Flight 206 was at 35,000 feet (10,668 meters), halfway from Miami to London's Heathrow Airport, when the taped message was played by accident.
Screams rang out as it was repeated straightaway.
An Edinburgh man said, "It was about 3:00am. An alarm sounded, and we were told we were about to land in the sea. I thought we were going to die. My wife was crying, and passengers were screaming. Then they played an announcement telling us to just ignore the warnings."
Another passenger said, "When we landed, they were handing out letters apologizing, but it was the worst experience of my life. I don't think BA should get away with this."
A BA spokesman said of the scare en route to Heathrow on Friday, "The cabin crew canceled the announcement immediately and sought to reassure customers that the flight was operating normally. We apologize to customers for causing them undue concern."
In August 2010, a message announcing, "We may shortly need to make an emergency landing on water," was played by mistake on a British Airways flight from Heathrow to Hong Kong.
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British Airways Flight Mistakenly Tells Passengers Plane Will Crash
Newscore
LONDON -- Passengers flying over the Atlantic were terrified when it was announced twice that their plane could be about to crash.
British Airways (BA) Flight 206 was at 35,000 feet (10,668 meters), halfway from Miami to London's Heathrow Airport, when the taped message was played by accident.
Screams rang out as it was repeated straightaway.
An Edinburgh man said, "It was about 3:00am. An alarm sounded, and we were told we were about to land in the sea. I thought we were going to die. My wife was crying, and passengers were screaming. Then they played an announcement telling us to just ignore the warnings."
Another passenger said, "When we landed, they were handing out letters apologizing, but it was the worst experience of my life. I don't think BA should get away with this."
A BA spokesman said of the scare en route to Heathrow on Friday, "The cabin crew canceled the announcement immediately and sought to reassure customers that the flight was operating normally. We apologize to customers for causing them undue concern."
In August 2010, a message announcing, "We may shortly need to make an emergency landing on water," was played by mistake on a British Airways flight from Heathrow to Hong Kong.
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No harm done.[;)]
On a particularly boring night in 1972 as we flew up and down the Tonkin Gulf (just an Airborne Early Warning mission, no Strike Control), we were just watching the scopes, trying to stay awake. Apparently the copilot was in "lah lah land" and unwittingly rang the warning bell with the correct "Bailout Warning" accompanied by the bright cabin flashing light sequence. The three of us in the backend reacted instinctively and swiveled and locked our seats and tightened our torso harnesses in preparation for the order to bailout. What we got instead was a very sheepish apology over the ICS. We learned two things that night; 1) based on our reaction we were prepared for an actual emergency and 2) a nomex flight suit will actually contain a full volume of instantly released crap!
If you can't feel the music; it's only pink noise!
I wonder how many married couples confessed hidden affairs to each other, only to be told the announcement was a mistake!
I was wondering the same thing.
Lots of lessons in human behavior while under pressure were probably learned on that airplane. [:D]
Did one of the flight crew actually have to hit a button or is it designed to activate automatically if a given set of circumstances exists?
Of course, I'd like to think it was preceded by a crew member saying, 'Hey, watch this schnit'. [:D]
That's why I always request a seat near or on the wing.That's where the EMERGENCY exits are..
There are also emergency exits at the front and rear of the plane. The wings and wing box are where alll of the fuel is. When planes go down there is nearly always a firestorm... Having said that, and acknowledging the possible end of my life every time I step onto an airplane, I like to sit just behind the wing so that I can watch the little flappy bits on the trailing edge from the window.
For the people who stated that this was the worst experience of their lives and hinted of big compensation, I think they should be given some tickets to an aquarium and restricted to the shark exhibit, allowing them to assess the gravity of their statements.
Tell them they are about to die, and then later tell them that you unfortunately exaggerated the circumstances and you are greatly sorry, have a nice day.
Sometime British humor escapes me.