Posted on 01/19/2023 5:16:00 PM PST by lowbridge
A brand-new British Airways flight attendant landed in hot water when he accidentally deployed an inflatable slide while the plane was taxiing.
The unnamed newbie crew member aboard Flight BA75 bound for Lagos, Nigeria, on Friday, Jan. 13, inexplicably opened an emergency door, causing the Boeing 777’s slide to pop out moments after the plane pushed back from the airport gate, the Sun reported.
Emergency crews rushed to the aircraft — thinking it was about to be evacuated — before realizing the neophyte’s embarrassing slip-up.
Stunned passengers were delayed for about four hours.
“The aircraft returned to stand and customers disembarked normally. We apologized to customers for the inconvenience caused, provided them with refreshment vouchers and arranged a replacement aircraft so that they could continue their journey as planned,” a BA rep told the Sun.
The blunder cost the airline about $60,000 — the cost of a new slide, switching to another aircraft and missing the takeoff slot, according to the outlet.
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Well hes a male flight attendant so theres about an 85% chance he is gay. So yeah, “dude” acts like a lady.
On the plus side, its a mistake he won’t likely repeat, one way or another
“The unnamed newbie crew member ...”
Parents! Name your children! I can’t imagine going through life without a name. What did they ordinarily call him I wonder.
Nicely done ...
Maybe the instructions were in English?
Was that wrong?
I remember. My first thought when I heard that was “Two beers? Damn, I’d have taken the whole mini tray…”
“when HE...”
I’m old enough to remember ‘Weight in Proportion to Height”, and of course women-only, young women.
That’s why I fly on non-Western airlines whenever possible.
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