7LBAC111 From United Kingdom, joined Jul 2004, 2566 posts, RR: 43 Reply 2, posted (7 years 4 months 4 weeks 1 day 12 hours ago) and read 8751 times:
Quote: There were 17 crew members aboard the plane but just two passengers
Eh?
Surely this is a typo??
Quoting RichardPrice (Thread starter): Not sure if this is really newsworthy, but Im at work and Im bored out of my mind.
Definately worth posting - am bored stupid myself - so much so that I saw ths very same story on BBC news, rushed to the forums and was gutted to find you had beaten me to it! Lol.
7LBAC111
Debate is what you put on de hook when you want to catch de fish.
GBOAC From United Kingdom, joined Dec 2003, 221 posts, RR: 7 Reply 7, posted (7 years 4 months 4 weeks 1 day 11 hours ago) and read 8574 times:
We have worked out, ahem, "elsewhere" that it was last night's delayed BA176:
BA0176 JFK CWL 27 DEC 19:30 28 DEC 01:37 Actual
Since (according to ba.com) there were other delays to the ex-JFK flights last night, my conjecture/questions were:
1. Why it was so delayed (when later flights departed before it) - problems detected at JFK in the first place?
2. Why there were only 2 pax on board a 744! Perhaps they did move everyone else from this flight to the other ones if they found problems at JFK, and the 2 were late commers/couldn't fit on the 182? Maybe BA took them on the delayed 176 which needed to get back to LHR anyway?
Shame it had to divert, but being one of only two pax on a 744 must be one hell of an experience!
7LBAC111 From United Kingdom, joined Jul 2004, 2566 posts, RR: 43 Reply 10, posted (7 years 4 months 4 weeks 1 day 11 hours ago) and read 8547 times:
Interesting .....
Quote:
BA RESPONSE
‡DOBA176/27DEC
* OPERATIONAL FLIGHT INFO * BA 176 -1 TU 27DEC
CITY INFO HOUR (LOCAL)
JFK NEXT INFO WILL BE AT 2345
DELAY OPERATIONAL REASON
ESTIMATED TIME OF DEPARTURE 0130
DELAY OPERATIONAL REASON
LEFT THE GATE 0137
TOOK OFF 0155
DELAY OPERATIONAL REASON
ESTIMATED TIME OF ARRIVAL 1258 LHR
CWL DIV LHR CWL
AIRCRAFT DEFECTS
PASSENGERS ON BOARD (002)
AIRCRAFT LANDED 1244
‡
Operational delays and Aircraft Defects.
7LBac111
Debate is what you put on de hook when you want to catch de fish.
BA380 From United Kingdom, joined May 2004, 1466 posts, RR: 9 Reply 13, posted (7 years 4 months 4 weeks 1 day 11 hours ago) and read 8515 times:
being there were 17 crew on board, I would have wanted to get the 9 serving me. If I was deemed to be less senior and only had 8 crew catering to my every whim, I would be very offended...
TonyBurr From United States of America, joined Mar 2001, 983 posts, RR: 0 Reply 16, posted (7 years 4 months 4 weeks 1 day 10 hours ago) and read 8260 times:
If it had been UA they would have said that due to the large number of passengers they would not have time for the beverage service.
RichardPrice From , joined Dec 1969, posts, RR: Reply 21, posted (7 years 4 months 4 weeks 1 day 8 hours ago) and read 8033 times:
Quoting Bigginhill (Reply 19): Passengers had been transferred on to other flights going to Heathrow.
2 Chose to stay on board. Maybe they live in Cardiff?
No, there were only 2 passengers on this flight to begin with. When the flight was originally delayed yesterday, all other passengers were rerouted except for these two. The flight was destined for LHR and diverted to Cardiff. They have been rerouted from Cardiff using taxis at BAs cost.
Feroze From India, joined Dec 2004, 794 posts, RR: 3 Reply 22, posted (7 years 4 months 4 weeks 1 day 8 hours ago) and read 7989 times:
It was the second incident involving the plane in 24 hours.
Earlier, the aircraft had suffered a bird strike as it flew into New York.
This led to a six-hour delay for the plane at JFK airport.
Nearly all the passengers were put on other flights, leaving just two on board the jumbo jet when it was involved in the incident as it headed to the UK.
Aussiestu From Australia, joined Mar 2001, 778 posts, RR: 1 Reply 23, posted (7 years 4 months 4 weeks 1 day 8 hours ago) and read 7946 times:
And bet that baby was full of cargo so maybe not a loss operating flight after all?? The 2 passengers could have actually been the crews family/friends/partners so thats why they were on board?? Just another idea?
777DAD From United States of America, joined Aug 2005, 176 posts, RR: 0 Reply 24, posted (7 years 4 months 4 weeks 1 day 7 hours ago) and read 7877 times:
First off: Is it possible that the Birdstrike, assuming it occured in the foreward portion of the plane and it's possible damage,may have caused some kind of undetected electrical short that with time (vibration, normal flight, ect.) broke out causing the smoke in the cockpit? Second: Even with only 19 people on board all are safe,and that's what really matters. Have a Happy New Year.
Jeff
"I love to fly,I just don't do it enough"
25 AIRCANL1011: Cardiff would be the best place for BA to divert the B744 to as they have a maintenace facility there. This must have caused a lot of excitement at CW
26 AIRCANL1011: I would hope they would at least be of different sexes
27 Gofly: The two "passengers" were off duty employees. Explains them staying on. http://www.news24.com/News24/World/News/0,,2-10-1462_1856398,00.html -Gofly
28 Boeingfanyyz: Now, now. Don't make me send the ghost of Christmas past, present and future after you? Cheers, Boeingfanyyz
29 Malmoaviation: Anyone remember the BA flight from Tokyo, it were only ONE person onboard. Well, u think I would be allowed to visit cockpit if I was the only onboard
30 Trekster: The lucky sods. We been laughing at this all day at work. They got club btw, no point having all the way back in cattle clas lol. Best ID90 these guys
31 Jacobin777: I once flew a normal KL 747 flight from KHI-AMS back in the 1980's where there were only 40 pax.....in fact, I thought the plane had less, but the F/A
32 Trintocan: Action in CWL! Too bad I did not know about this earlier. Nonetheless CWL is the best diversion point because it is not too busy and BA's facilities m
33 TymnBalewne: I believe the birdstrike affected an engine and not the body of the aircraft. C.
34 AAFLT1871: The best I have ever gotten was myself and 2 other passengers on a AA 757 flight from MCO to JFK about a month after 9-11, I was in first, thanks to D
35 GlobeTrekker: I once non-revved on a KLM 747 with 24 pax on board between AUA-AMS. After take-off, we were all allowed to sit where we wanted, including Business Cl
36 Scotron11: BA flight from JFK to LHR diverts to Cardiff International after smoke was detected in the cockpit. Other reports say the smoke was detected in the p
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