Originally Posted by
AJA_
As annoying as it is to have to return to LHR the Captain did the right thing. The last thing you want is an aircraft with hydraulics issues, or indeed any mechanical issue. And the last thing BA wants or needs is an aircraft stuck at an outstation with limited repair facilities.
I don't think anyone would deny that the captain did the right thing.
The question now is how well BA as an organisation recovers from this unexpected incident, and how they treat the passengers who were inconvenienced by it. By the sound of it, they have not handled it particularly well.