Anyone on BA492 today (25th Feb) LHR-GIB
Feb 25, 2019, 8:42 am
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Anyone on BA492 today (25th Feb) LHR-GIB
Well the flight later diverted to AGP, but video doesn't look so comfortable. Was wondering if anyone on-board could confirm? Possibly looks a lot worse than it felt?
Here's some video:
Here's some video:
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Feb 25, 2019, 8:54 am
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Feb 25, 2019, 10:06 am
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Feb 25, 2019, 10:10 am
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It is quite an amusing interview on Sky, the passenger had to be teased to get the "colour" - he was better on hard factual input. Full of praise for BA, Hiddy could learn from this gentleman. To see the interview, for the next few hours only, first work out how many minutes it is right now from 16:24 UK time / GMT so 17:24 CET. Approximately 45 minutes at the time of this post. Then pull back that number of minutes on the time thread at the bottom.
https://news.sky.com/watch-live
Spoiler - with some encouragement the words "rollercoaster" and "final prayers" were dragged out of our resourceful traveller. He returns to London tomorrow.
https://news.sky.com/watch-live
Spoiler - with some encouragement the words "rollercoaster" and "final prayers" were dragged out of our resourceful traveller. He returns to London tomorrow.
Feb 25, 2019, 10:42 am
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Interesting how (according to the guy on board) the pilot said they might try to land at Gibraltar again if the weather improves. I'll admit, looking at the video I was sure on some form of mechanical issue causing the mad oscillating, but hearing that passenger's account would surely mean otherwise.
Feb 25, 2019, 10:58 am
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Feb 25, 2019, 11:05 am
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Interesting how (according to the guy on board) the pilot said they might try to land at Gibraltar again if the weather improves. I'll admit, looking at the video I was sure on some form of mechanical issue causing the mad oscillating, but hearing that passenger's account would surely mean otherwise.
Feb 25, 2019, 11:28 am
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Welcome to Flyertalk and welcome to the BA forum frebethemature, it's good to see you here, welcome on board. Personally I doubt it was mechanical, the aircraft, G-EUUY, is already on the way back to London, having waited in AGP for the GIB-LHR passengers to be coached in from the Rock. It's a well oiled process, wind and fog means this operation is done several times a year.