Flight bound for Germany lands in Edinburgh by mistake
A British Airways flight has mistakenly landed in Edinburgh instead of Dusseldorf due to a paperwork error.
The flight took off from London City airport at approximately 7:30 this morning, and the pilot followed instructions to fly to Edinburgh instead of the German city.
Flight BA3271 landed in the Scottish capital, which is 500 miles away from the proper destination, before refuelling and continuing to Germany, arriving over three hours behind schedule. The flight was operated by WDL Aviation.
A British Airways spokesperson said: “We are working with WDL Aviation, who operated this flight on behalf of British Airways, to establish why the incorrect flight plan was filed.
“We have apologised to customers for this interruption to their journey and will be contacting them all individually.”
@British_Airways can you please explain how can my morning flight taking off from LCY to Dusseldorf land in Edinburgh 😅? While an interesting concept, I don't think anyone on board has signed up for this mystery travel lottery… #BA3271 #frequenttravel #britishairways
— Son Tran (@sontrantuan) March 25, 2019
WDL Aviation said in a statement: “We are working closely with the authorities to investigate how the obviously unfortunate mix-up of flight schedules could occur.
“At no time has the safety of passengers been compromised.
“We flew the passengers on the flight with number BA3271 to Dusseldorf after the involuntary stopover in Edinburgh.”
An investigation has been launched to assess how the mix-up occurred.
