{"id":156823,"date":"2026-09-06T03:26:31","date_gmt":"2026-09-05T21:56:31","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/aviationa2z.com\/?p=156823"},"modified":"2026-09-06T03:12:36","modified_gmt":"2026-09-05T21:42:36","slug":"british-airways-flight-delayed-after-emergency-slide-deploys-in-montreal","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/aviationa2z.com\/index.php\/2026\/09\/06\/british-airways-flight-delayed-after-emergency-slide-deploys-in-montreal\/","title":{"rendered":"British Airways Flight Delayed After Emergency Slide Deploys in Montreal"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

LONDON-<\/strong> British Airways (BA)<\/a> flight BA94<\/strong> from Montreal-Pierre Elliott Trudeau International Airport (YUL) to London Heathrow Airport (LHR) was delayed by around three and a half hours after an emergency slide accidentally deployed during departure preparations.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The British Airways Boeing 787-10 Dreamliner was being prepared for departure when the slide opened onto a ground service truck positioned beside the aircraft door, creating a potentially dangerous situation for ground personnel.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Photo: By Alan Wilson – https:\/\/www.flickr.com\/photos\/ajw1970\/50401708383\/, CC BY-SA 2.0, https:\/\/commons.wikimedia.org\/w\/index.php?curid=97308164<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n

British Airways Flight Delayed<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

The incident occurred on Friday night as British Airways flight BA94 was preparing to depart Montreal for London. A ground service truck was positioned alongside the open cabin door when the emergency slide suddenly deployed.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

According to PYOK<\/a>, video of the incident shows the slide inflating onto the catering truck. The truck remained upright, and there were no reports of injuries to workers or passengers.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Emergency evacuation slides are designed to deploy when an aircraft door is opened while the door’s slide system remains armed. Ground personnel normally open the door from the outside only after the slide has been disarmed.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Photo- Krzysztof Kaczala\nWikimedia Commons<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n

How the Slide Could Have Deployed<\/h3>\n\n\n\n

Aircraft doors incorporate mechanisms intended to prevent an evacuation slide from deploying when ground personnel opens the door from outside.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

When the door is opened externally, the slide should automatically become disarmed even if it was mistakenly left in the armed position.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The circumstances surrounding BA94 therefore indicate that the door may have been opened from inside the aircraft while the slide remained armed. The available information does not establish exactly how the inadvertent deployment occurred.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

An inadvertent slide deployment, commonly referred to as an ISD, can create a significant safety hazard when ground equipment or personnel are positioned near the aircraft door.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

A rapidly inflating slide can strike nearby equipment or people. In this case, the catering truck absorbed the deployment without toppling or causing an apparent injury.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Photo: Matt Taylor | Flickr<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n

British Airways BA94 Flight Details<\/h2>\n\n\n\n