9 Aug 2017

Armed Police Called to Calm Chaos After BA Flight Delayed for Two Days

British Airways Plane in Flight

Armed police were called out at Heathrow Airport on Monday after a British Airways flight was delayed for two days.

The passengers had already been delayed overnight and stayed at hotels at Heathrow following a technical fault the day before, and were waiting on the runway to take off the following day. When they learnt that this flight also was cancelled due to a baggage mix-up and they would have to wait another day, holidaymakers went mad and directed abuse at cabin crew inside the plane.

Fearing for their safety, the cockpit crew called in armed police who calmed the situation.  Passengers left the plane four hours later, and had to wait until the following day – two days late – to finally leave for Las Vegas.

However, to add insult to injury the airline also messed up the baggage handling arrangements so that some people’s baggage had gone the day before while other passengers arrived in LA without their baggage, and had to wait yet another day to be reunited with it.  Travellers vented their anger on social media.


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