{"id":35356,"date":"2023-06-13T16:59:19","date_gmt":"2023-06-13T11:29:19","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/aviationa2z.com\/?p=35356"},"modified":"2023-06-13T16:59:24","modified_gmt":"2023-06-13T11:29:24","slug":"british-airways-crew-mistakenly-activates-the-emergency-slide","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/aviationa2z.com\/index.php\/2023\/06\/13\/british-airways-crew-mistakenly-activates-the-emergency-slide\/","title":{"rendered":"British Airways Crew Mistakenly Activates the Emergency Slide"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p><strong>HEATHROW, UK-<\/strong> Flag carrier <a href=\"https:\/\/aviationa2z.com\/?s=British+Airways\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">British Airways (BA)<\/a> flight was delayed for the second time this year because a crew member mistakenly activated the emergency slide. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The latest glitch happened while the A350 was getting set to take off from <a href=\"https:\/\/aviationa2z.com\/index.php\/2023\/06\/12\/american-airlines-los-angeles-to-boston-flight-declares-emergency-exclusive\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">London Heathrow to Austin, US<\/a>, on Sunday (Monday NZT). At the airport in the UK, it prompted a significant emergency response.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>According to<em> The Sun,<\/em> a flight attendant made a mistake on their first day on the job. This is identical to the earlier incident in January when another crew member made a rookie mistake by opening the slide on a Boeing 777 trip from Heathrow to Lagos, Nigeria.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"683\" src=\"https:\/\/aviationa2z.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/British_Airways_G-NEOU_Airbus_A321-251NX_49585196283-1024x683.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-35064\" srcset=\"https:\/\/aviationa2z.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/British_Airways_G-NEOU_Airbus_A321-251NX_49585196283-1024x683.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/aviationa2z.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/British_Airways_G-NEOU_Airbus_A321-251NX_49585196283-600x400.jpg 600w, https:\/\/aviationa2z.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/British_Airways_G-NEOU_Airbus_A321-251NX_49585196283-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/aviationa2z.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/British_Airways_G-NEOU_Airbus_A321-251NX_49585196283-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/aviationa2z.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/British_Airways_G-NEOU_Airbus_A321-251NX_49585196283-750x500.jpg 750w, https:\/\/aviationa2z.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/British_Airways_G-NEOU_Airbus_A321-251NX_49585196283-1140x760.jpg 1140w, https:\/\/aviationa2z.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/British_Airways_G-NEOU_Airbus_A321-251NX_49585196283.jpg 1200w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Photo: By Anna Zvereva from Tallinn, Estonia &#8211; British Airways, G-NEOU, Airbus A321-251NX, <br>CC BY-SA 2.0, https:\/\/commons.wikimedia.org\/w\/index.php?curid=87492435<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-british-airways-officials-stated\">British Airways officials stated<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>The replacement of the slide will cost the airline \u00a350,000 (NZ$102,220), which is a costly piece of equipment. Eventually, after a six-hour delay, the passengers on the trip to Texas boarded the aircraft and departed for their destination.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The aircraft stands back up, and passengers disembarked normally, a <a href=\"https:\/\/aviationa2z.com\/index.php\/2023\/06\/12\/american-airlines-los-angeles-to-boston-flight-declares-emergency-exclusive\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">British Airways <\/a>representative told The Sun. We apologize for the inconvenience caused and have set up a substitute aircraft for them to finish their journey that day.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-rich is-provider-twitter wp-block-embed-twitter\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\"><p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">British Airways Crew Member Accidentally Activates Emergency Slide On Airbus A350 Jet Bound For Austin in \u00a350,000 Mistake via <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/yourownkanoo?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">@yourownkanoo<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/IpGyRXWDsy\">https:\/\/t.co\/IpGyRXWDsy<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/LWmTM2ZyQc\">pic.twitter.com\/LWmTM2ZyQc<\/a><\/p>&mdash; BoardingArea (@BoardingArea) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/BoardingArea\/status\/1668157581712584704?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">June 12, 2023<\/a><\/blockquote><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"684\" src=\"https:\/\/aviationa2z.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/image-43.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-34448\" srcset=\"https:\/\/aviationa2z.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/image-43.png 1024w, https:\/\/aviationa2z.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/image-43-600x401.png 600w, https:\/\/aviationa2z.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/image-43-300x200.png 300w, https:\/\/aviationa2z.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/image-43-768x513.png 768w, https:\/\/aviationa2z.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/image-43-750x501.png 750w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Photo: British Airways &#8211; G-RAES close up | 7-9-2012 &#8211; British Airwa\u2026 | Flickr<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">British Airways Crew Activated Emergency Slide<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>Eight emergency slides are on a British Airways A350. Ever wondered how the evacuation slide works? It was a film that the UK carrier released in 2017.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>It described how to inflate the slide, which only needs six seconds and may grow to a length of 14 meters in some cases.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>This week&#8217;s news has previously covered emergency slides after one was unintentionally triggered within a US-bound flight. Further, according to Travel Pulse, the catering staff unintentionally set off the water landing equipment, <a href=\"https:\/\/aviationa2z.com\/index.php\/2023\/06\/11\/delta-new-york-to-los-angeles-flight-diverted-amid-technical-problems\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">injuring a Delta Air Lines flight attendant<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Stay tuned with us. Further, follow us on social media for the latest updates.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Also, read&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/aviationa2z.com\/index.php\/2023\/05\/19\/first-look-air-india-airlines-new-possible-branding-livery-logo-and-more-exclusive\/\">FIRST LOOK: Air India Airlines New Possible Branding, Livery, Logo and More | Exclusive \u2013 Aviation A2Z<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Join us on\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/t.me\/aviationa2z\">Telegram Group<\/a>\u00a0for Latest Aviation Updates. 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