Originally Posted by
corporate-wage-slave
I can see the rescue flight was an A321 G-EUXC, which was all Y in terms of layout (so 218 passenger capacity), whereas G-CIVL is a 747 which can take 337 passenger.
So is this an example of the new empowerment approach for BA staff? To handle the 747 going tech yet still dispatch a spare plane with sufficient capacity such that the delay was under 4 hours does seem to be a step-change from the potential 'lets start booking Shannon B&B's'.