The fate of the flight attendant is really bad British Airways this. Just on his first day of work, he made a mistake that cost the airline a loss of US$ 95,000 (equivalent to Rp. 1.4 billion).
According to media reports The Sun, the unidentified flight attendant accidentally opened the plane’s emergency door, causing the emergency slide to exit.
When the plane’s emergency exit opens, the Boeing 777 belongs British Airways it is known to be being pushed towards the runway. The incident occurred on Saturday (14/1) last weekend.
After the emergency door was opened, the emergency team immediately rushed to the runway where the British Airways flight number BA75 bound for Lagos, Nigeria was located.
Due to the mistake of a flight attendant who had only worked for 1 day, British Airways had to lose up to US$ 95,000 (equivalent to Rp. 1.4 billion) to pay for aircraft slots, replace spare parts, and send replacement aircraft.
“The aircraft returned to its original point and all passengers disembarked normally,” said a statement from British Airwaysas quoted from The Sun, Friday (20/1/2023).
“We apologize to passengers for the inconvenience caused. We are providing vouchers and a replacement plane, so they can continue their journey according to schedule,” the British airline added.
As a result of the incident, the British Airways flight from London to Lagos experienced a delay of 4 hours. After the replacement plane arrived, all passengers were flown safely to Nigeria.
Meanwhile, flight attendants British Airways who caused the incident, reportedly immediately resigned on his first day of work.
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