Planes collide.

fi Long Standing Member Posts: 1,930	Planes collide. Apr 6, 2024 19:42:17 GMT dogless likes this Quote Select Post Deselect Post Link to Post Back to Top Post by fi on Apr 6, 2024 19:42:17 GMT www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-london-68749072 - planes collide at Heathrow. Should have used his wing mirrors, say I.

dogless Long Standing Member Posts: 2,822 Member is Online	Planes collide. Apr 6, 2024 19:49:47 GMT Quote Select Post Deselect Post Link to Post Back to Top Post by dogless on Apr 6, 2024 19:49:47 GMT Big deal ... our train broke down and we had to swap to a new one at Derby on our way home. Bloomin' BBC never did a story on that 🤣🤣 Rog
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fi Long Standing Member Posts: 1,930	Planes collide. Apr 6, 2024 19:51:10 GMT dogless likes this Quote Select Post Deselect Post Link to Post Back to Top Post by fi on Apr 6, 2024 19:51:10 GMT That is because you could cope without a 'wingman'...

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Planes collide. Apr 6, 2024 19:56:01 GMT

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Post by dogless on Apr 6, 2024 19:56:01 GMT

We did well out of it actually ... it was a four carriage train with one of them first class (grrr don't get me started) and we were standing as it was full, but we swapped to a five carriage train and managed the final leg to Sheffield sat in comfort 😁

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Planes collide. Apr 6, 2024 20:31:45 GMT via mobile fi likes this

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Post by ‎ on Apr 6, 2024 20:31:45 GMT

"There were no injuries and no delays in the incident,"

"The passengers on the British Airways flight were scheduled to depart to Accra, Ghana, at 12:40 BST.

British Airways said it provided an alternative aircraft for them, which was rescheduled to take off at 18:00."

OK. So thats not a delay then.

I know nothing as never use or have any desire to use aircraft of any sort but it seems off that being 5 hours later than expected is not a delay.

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fi Long Standing Member Posts: 1,930	Planes collide. Apr 6, 2024 20:36:39 GMT Quote Select Post Deselect Post Link to Post Back to Top Post by fi on Apr 6, 2024 20:36:39 GMT I think the person who wrote the story was just winging it.

‎ Super Member Posts: 8,759 Member is Online	Planes collide. Apr 6, 2024 20:37:53 GMT via mobile Quote Select Post Deselect Post Link to Post Back to Top Post by ‎ on Apr 6, 2024 20:37:53 GMT It could be a flight of fancy.
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thebfg Super Member RIP Mouse. Posts: 9,058	Planes collide. Apr 6, 2024 22:14:49 GMT via mobile Quote Select Post Deselect Post Link to Post Back to Top Post by thebfg on Apr 6, 2024 22:14:49 GMT A fiver says that it was virgin that said that and its just poor reporting.
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Trina Long Standing Member Posts: 4,963 Member is Online	Planes collide. Apr 6, 2024 22:45:27 GMT via mobile Quote Select Post Deselect Post Link to Post Back to Top Post by Trina on Apr 6, 2024 22:45:27 GMT A tale or a tail...?🤔

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Planes collide. Apr 7, 2024 14:07:00 GMT

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Post by brummieboy on Apr 7, 2024 14:07:00 GMT

Incidents like this always make me smile.
As an air cadet, many years ago at RAF Gaydon (now the Motor Museum) we were in the control tower when an airman was being bollocked by the officer of the watch, for driving a Land Rover across the perimeter track in front of a Vulcan. His response was 'I'm sorry sir, I didn't see it'
Similarly, when a Pan Am airliner left the peri track for the grass at Heathrow and got bogged down, the Captain of a British Airways plane pointed out to his passengers that 'The Worlds Most Experienced Airline' (Pan Am'sadvertising slogan at the time) has just had another experience !