A380 G-XLEB SFO-LHR diverted to YVR due to staff sickness [25 Oct 2016]
Oct 25, 2016, 8:17 am
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Having only recently taken off from SFO, wonder how close the aircraft was to Maximum Landing Weight. Looking at the Flight Aware tracking, doesn't seem it circled, although I suppose it could have been dumping fuel from Calgary to Vancouver.
Oct 25, 2016, 8:22 am
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BBC now reporting it
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-us-canada-37761980
"Twenty-five crew members went to local hospitals as a precaution but were later discharged, said BA spokeswoman Michele Kropf.
The crew were not treated for smoke inhalation as reported, she said."
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-us-canada-37761980
"Twenty-five crew members went to local hospitals as a precaution but were later discharged, said BA spokeswoman Michele Kropf.
The crew were not treated for smoke inhalation as reported, she said."
Oct 25, 2016, 8:38 am
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Twenty-five crew members went to local hospitals as a precaution but were later discharged, said BA spokeswoman Michele Kropf.
Oct 25, 2016, 8:57 am
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BA.com shows the flight as having left at 2 AM (it landed at around midnight). That's an impressively fast turn-around considering the entire crew was taken sick (and would have eventually run out of hours). I wonder if they had an A380 crew standing-by in Vancouver? The daily Vancouver service is back to 747 so wouldn't really know why an A380 crew would be here.
Oct 25, 2016, 9:04 am
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Oct 25, 2016, 9:18 am
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Oct 25, 2016, 10:35 am
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This has been fixed since but the post makes no sense: "Accident: British Airways A388 near Vancouver on Oct 24th 2016, 25 treated for smoke inhalation" and then later " none of the occupants was treated for smoke inhalation". Erm, what?
Oct 25, 2016, 10:51 am
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http://vancouversun.com/news/local-n...-with-ill-crew
Oct 25, 2016, 11:11 am
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My suspicion is that someone (London? the Commander? the local transportation agency? a doctor?) made the decision that all crew would be checked out, as a precaution, even if they hadn't reported or seen anything (which would surely apply to the flight deck); but those directly affecting were a few cabin crew plus a few passengers in one particular area of the lower deck.
Oct 25, 2016, 11:21 am
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My suspicion is that someone (London? the Commander? the local transportation agency? a doctor?) made the decision that all crew would be checked out, as a precaution, even if they hadn't reported or seen anything (which would surely apply to the flight deck); but those directly affecting were a few cabin crew plus a few passengers in one particular area of the lower deck.
although as you say from pilot at the nose, to crew at the back all checked out. but presumably (from the sparse information available) pax seating just a few seats away not sent to hospital.
Oct 25, 2016, 12:07 pm
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Out of curiosity what would happen if you aren't allowed into Canada? I know they have very strict rules about foreign visitors with a background not squeaky clean and prior waivers? Suppose they can't leave you on the plane on the other hand?
Hope everyone is not in too much distress and recovers soon!
Hope everyone is not in too much distress and recovers soon!
Oct 25, 2016, 1:09 pm
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25 people with smoke inhalation? What would that many crew be doing standing in one place during a flight?
Without appearing to be too indelicate but has a case of the trots due to the crew having a dodgy meal the night before been ruled out?
Without appearing to be too indelicate but has a case of the trots due to the crew having a dodgy meal the night before been ruled out?