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Airbus A380-800 (G-XLEH) - 9th August, 2024: BA flight 293 bound for Washington Dulles Airport dumping fuel over Wales after turning back around from Ireland due to a incessant fire alarm in one of the lavatories. Fire crew boarded the aircraft after emergency landing at Heathrow and declared it safe. Engineers failed to fix the problem while pax were kept waiting inside the aircraft for 2 hours. Eventually, the flight was cancelled and pax were left to fend for themselves - some stranded in London for 2 or 3 days due to unavailability of seats. Height of incompetence and mismanagement by BA.
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Airbus A380-800 (G-XLEH)

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9th August, 2024: BA flight 293 bound for Washington Dulles Airport dumping fuel over Wales after turning back around from Ireland due to a incessant fire alarm in one of the lavatories. Fire crew boarded the aircraft after emergency landing at Heathrow and declared it safe. Engineers failed to fix the problem while pax were kept waiting inside the aircraft for 2 hours. Eventually, the flight was cancelled and pax were left to fend for themselves - some stranded in London for 2 or 3 days due to unavailability of seats. Height of incompetence and mismanagement by BA.

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Date Aircraft Origin Destination Departure Arrival Duration
04-Jul-2025 A388London Heathrow ()OR Tambo Int'l () 07:15PM BST 06:50AM SAST (+1) Scheduled
03-Jul-2025 A388San Francisco Int'l ()London Heathrow () 04:58PM PDT 10:15AM BST (+1) Scheduled
03-Jul-2025 A388London Heathrow ()San Francisco Int'l () 10:55AM BST 01:30PM PDT Scheduled
02-Jul-2025 A388OR Tambo Int'l ()London Heathrow () 09:28PM SAST 07:00AM BST (+1) 10:31
01-Jul-2025 A388London Heathrow ()OR Tambo Int'l () 11:25PM BST 10:50AM SAST (+1) 10:25
24-Jun-2025 A388OR Tambo Int'l ()London Heathrow () 09:21PM SAST 06:45AM BST (+1) 10:24
23-Jun-2025 A388London Heathrow ()OR Tambo Int'l () 09:58PM BST 09:17AM SAST (+1) 10:18
22-Jun-2025 A388San Francisco Int'l ()London Heathrow () 04:56PM PDT 10:17AM BST (+1) 9:20
22-Jun-2025 A388London Heathrow ()San Francisco Int'l () 11:13AM BST 01:24PM PDT 10:10
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