British Airlines Tells Passengers Plane Is Going To Crash
British Airlines in in a little bit of hot water after the planes in flight announcement that the plane was going to crash into the Atlantic Ocean. Passengers were over the ocean on a flight to London when the planes’ automatic announcement came on saying the plane was about to make an emergency water landing. Then the announcement played again.
The crew immediately told the passengers to ignore it but was barely heard over the passengers screams.
One passenger, a man from Edinburgh, said,
“It was about 3:00am. An alarm sounded, and we were told we were about to land in the sea. I thought we were going to die. My wife was crying, and passengers were screaming. Then they played an announcement telling us to just ignore the warnings.”
British Airways had an agent at the exit of the flight handing out letters of apology and telling passengers that while it had been a mistake, the airline regretted having caused them any grief.
A spokesman for British Airways said,
“The cabin crew canceled the announcement immediately and sought to reassure customers that the flight was operating normally. We apologize to customers for causing them undue concern.”
One passenger was livid when she finally got off the flight saying,
“When we landed, they were handing out letters apologizing, but it was the worst experience of my life. I don’t think BA should get away with this.”
Would you completely freak out if you were on board that British Airways flight?
Tags : British airlines crash, british airlines tells passengers, flight crash, passengers think british airlines flight o crash
Posted: January 17, 2012
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Jan 17, 2012
I don't think I'd be mad…i'd be happy as fuh I was alive and walking off that plane! lol
Jan 17, 2012
Heck yea I would freak out! That's crazy! Those passengers should get some type of reimbursement!
Jan 17, 2012
id b pissed…so not ok…a note does not cut it!
Jan 17, 2012
Yes, I would completely freak out. But I wouldn't expect B.A. to have to then compensate me for it. It was obviously a crazy mistake, that has never happened before and will surely never happen to any of those passengers again, and ultimately no harm was done. Eventually, all these passengers will have a dinner table story to entertain family and friends with for the rest of their lives.
Jan 17, 2012
no….it is NOT ok……
Jan 17, 2012
We're all going to die someday… fuckit God has a sick sense of humor, why shouldn't we have one as well… I'd be laughing my ass off when the plane landed…and then looking for the first stiff drink I could get my hands on…
Jan 17, 2012
I was be very upset and it wouldn't be ok they done that but at the same time I would be grateful I was still able to walk off the plane.
Jan 17, 2012
I'm pretty sure the bridge crew did not MEAN for that to happen. And they did try to fix the mistake immediately, doing what they could while in the air. Seriously, mistakes happen. And at least they were good enough to make the apology, much less in letter form.
Jan 17, 2012
Computer malfunctions happen all the time and cause problems. Do you scream at the check out girl when the register rings something wrong? Do you call the weather service and yell at them when the town tornado siren goes off and then there is no tornado? Things happen. They tried very hard to let people know that the alarm was false and tried to get everyone to calm down. They were very sorry. I would have been scared at first but once they told me it was just a false alarm I would have understood. People make mistakes and computers were made by people.
Jan 17, 2012
I smell a lawsuit coming. It's an easy way to make a living in this sue-happy world.
Jan 17, 2012
Anyone on that plane who is still bitter about NOT dying needs to really reassess their view of life and start to find the humor in things. Anyone who was not on the plane, really has no idea what you would do in the situation. Personally, having lived through a couple war time and civilian almost deaths, I can tell you I would laugh and know that I had a great story to tell people.
Jan 17, 2012
I understand the point you are trying to make, but it's a complete false equivalency. When a girl at a check out counter lesses up or her computer messes up my items, it isn't a near-death experience. I could live without a Snickers bar and a Red Bull… When you are 30,000 ft in the air and the PA announcer comes on and tells everyone the plane is going to crash in the Atlantic… There are reasons to be afraid and freak out. Not saying they did this announcement on purpose to get a rise out of the passengers, but simply had a mishap. Some mishaps could be more dangerous than others.
Jan 17, 2012
Your talking about people lives no room for mistake that's why they need to check everything before they take off… and automatic anouncement? what the heck was that? computer? hmmmm I thought only pilot or real person would make that kind of anouncement…
Jan 17, 2012
It would be a complete "I just crapped myself" moment, but accidents do happen… Unfortunately, even on a plane that is 30,000 ft in the air flying over the Atlantic. I realize a note wouldn't take my heart attack of fear away, but at least they tried to do something to show how sorry they were. Just a horrible situation I would be upset about, but grateful to walk away from.
Jan 17, 2012
They shoulda just went with the announcement and made a landing in the water.
Jan 17, 2012
Yes mistakes happen, and I'm sure they didn't plan that. It's easy for all of us who weren't on the plane to say, I'd just happy to be walking off the plane and they apologized. Sure you'd all have the same reaction if it was YOU on that plane? Like one other commenter said, why is that announcement automated? Something as serious as that, why doesn't the captin himself rely that message? At the least, maybe refund everyone their tickets for scaring the crap out of them. Seriously, what if this was someone's first time flying (doubt they'd want to fly again or will be afriad to fly now) or what if someone had a heart condition and died because of the scare? They should rethink having a messaged like that automated and leave that to a live announcement from the captin.
Jan 17, 2012
I am sure I would have been having heart failure to say the least! I think the passengers should be compensated.
Jan 17, 2012
there had to be a reason for the false warning I would be mad but I would get over it and realize how lucky I was that it was a false alarm cause it very easily could not have been and thank god for….everyday on earth…..think of all the passangers who took off on that flight not even thinking to acknoledge the lord but began to pray for mercy as soon as the warning was made….. why is that we turn to the lord in our moments of need but take him out everything from our courthouses to our schools and even christmas….god bless everyone of them passengers that went threw the scare of their lives.
Jan 17, 2012
AHAHAHA! You are totally right. Then it would have been a heroic landing.
Jan 17, 2012
If that situation is happening for real do you really want the Captain's attention on making a stupid announcement or on getting the plane down as safely as possible? Think about this for a moment.
Jan 18, 2012
Were these handwritten notes, or ones that were preprinted? Do they keep a stock of "We're sorry" notes on hand?
Jan 18, 2012
It was a mistake but I would have freaked out since I really do not like to fly.
Jan 21, 2012
British Airlines Tells Passengers Plane Is Tweet Going To Crash.
This is how your HEADLINE first appeared on my screen…interesting–that big TWEET word subliminaly included.
Then I see your grammar errors here and I'm wondering, what's up with that?
Your "British Airlines in in"……….Huh? in in? lol.
Well, people should be ready to die at anytime. Make your peace now so you will never be caught crying for your life.