BA95 LHRYMX gone technical........
Dec 25, 2013, 10:24 am
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BA95 LHRYMX gone technical........
Sitting at T5 and we have all been off loaded. It is a bit of mystery as to why BA would load a plane full of pax before having thoroughly done all technical pre-flight checks. If anybody would be kind enough to enlighten me as to how this can happen I'd be grateful.
Dec 25, 2013, 10:27 am
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Depends on a wide range of things; perhaps it was running late or perhaps something only came to light when a dispatcher spotted it.
Dec 25, 2013, 10:37 am
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Just like getting in your car really. Sometimes you just don't know there is a problem until you've started the engine...so you get out again.
Dec 25, 2013, 11:02 am
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My flight was delayed at LHR last week for 4-5 hours due to a mechanical problem in the plane and it was frustrating. BA should start replacing their old ageing planes now with new swankier ones 
. The 747-400 i was in was almost 17 years old and in a below average condition.
PS: The waitresses at Giraffe are pretty good and food not so bad either.
. The 747-400 i was in was almost 17 years old and in a below average condition.PS: The waitresses at Giraffe are pretty good and food not so bad either.
Dec 25, 2013, 12:24 pm
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Sometimes, you just fire up those engines and something goes bang. That's just the way of it. I'm sure they must sometimes take a calculated risk that a problem will be fixed by the time the plane is due to push back (and I'm sure that happens, without the passengers ever knowing).
Dec 25, 2013, 12:31 pm
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Dec 25, 2013, 12:37 pm
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Dec 25, 2013, 2:41 pm
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The flaw wasn't the airport per se. The flaw was that the city/province wouldn't bite the bullet and shut YUL, plus wouldn't install the high speed transit to the city.
YMX still shows up in movies from time-to-time when studios are looking for an airport that's easy to film in.