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March 06, 2005Flying faulty jumbo across Atlantic saves BA £100,000
By Ben Webster Turning back after engine failure would have left airline liable to pay out for delays under new rules on compensation A BRITISH AIRWAYS jumbo jet carrying 351 passengers was forced to make an emergency landing after an 11-hour transatlantic flight with a failed engine. The fault occurred on take-off from Los Angeles but the pilot declined all opportunities to land in the US and instead continued on three engines for 5,000 miles to Britain. The incident happened three days after a European regulation came into force requiring airlines to compensate passengers for long delays or cancellations. Under the new rules, if the pilot had returned to Los Angeles, BA would have been facing a compensation bill of more than £100,000.
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Yikes! That's terribly nerve racking...I'd be very angry if I was on that plane. Posted by: court on March 10, 2005 11:03 AMPost a comment
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