British Airways crewmember accidentally deploys emergency slide at airport

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A British Airways crewmember accidentally deployed the aircraft’s emergency slide at London’s Heathrow Airport on Monday morning, delaying the flight for hours.

The flight, which was scheduled to fly to Brussels, was delayed for nearly three hours after the employee error, a British Airways spokesperson told Fox Business Digital on Tuesday.

“We apologized to customers for the delay and our teams worked hard to arrange a replacement aircraft so customers were able to travel with us as planned,” the spokesperson said in a statement.

No customers were aboard the aircraft at the time of the incident, and emergency services responded as part of a standard precautionary measure, the spokesperson said.

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A British Airways spokesperson said an aircraft’s emergency slide was deployed at Heathrow Airport in London due to a crewmember error. (iStock / iStock)

A source told the Sun that the crewmember’s mistake was “the most basic of errors,” though a costly blunder.

A British Airways spokesperson said the flight was delayed, though it departed within three hours of its scheduled departure time. (Tejas Sandhu/SOPA Images/LightRocket via Getty Images, File / Getty Images)

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“It’s a minimum £100,000 mistake and knocked out services for the rest of the day,” the source told the outlet. “This error is not easy to achieve.”

Recently, a British Airways crewmember made a huge blunder at an airport when they accidentally deployed the emergency slide from the plane. The incident caused chaos and confusion among passengers and airport staff.

The crewmember was preparing the aircraft for departure when they mistakenly triggered the emergency slide to inflate. The slide quickly inflated and deployed onto the tarmac, surprising everyone in the vicinity.

Passengers waiting to board the flight were left stunned by the unexpected sight of the emergency slide. Airport staff rushed to the scene to assess the situation and help deflate the slide.

Fortunately, no one was injured in the incident, but it caused a significant delay to the flight and inconvenienced many passengers.

British Airways has since apologized for the mistake and assured that they are investigating the incident to prevent similar occurrences in the future.

This mishap serves as a reminder of the importance of proper training and vigilance for airline crewmembers to prevent accidents and ensure the safety of passengers and staff.

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