How does this happen? I thought flight plans were downlinked directly to the FMS these days.
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BA flight to Düsseldorf diverts to Edinburgh. Seriously.
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Originally posted by Evan View PostHow does this happen? I thought flight plans were downlinked directly to the FMS these days.
https://www.bbc.com/news/business-47691478
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Originally posted by flashcrash View PostIndeed! Impressive to see both meanings of the word excursion captured in one short sentence.
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i'm gonna call bullshit on ba's excuse. spoke to my friend from aa who confirmed that flight crews KNOW their schedule in advance. crew scheduling is dependent on the exact routes, times, layovers etc. so if the 2 pilots didn't say something when handed the wrong flight plan, they should be fired. even the fa's know where they are supposed to be flying.
i'm gonna guess that all major airlines have the same policies.
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Originally posted by TeeVee View Posti'm gonna call bullshit on ba's excuse. spoke to my friend from aa who confirmed that flight crews KNOW their schedule in advance. crew scheduling is dependent on the exact routes, times, layovers etc. so if the 2 pilots didn't say something when handed the wrong flight plan, they should be fired.
That ruins my somatogravic illusion theory...
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Originally posted by TeeVee View Posti'm gonna call bullshit on ba's excuse. spoke to my friend from aa who confirmed that flight crews KNOW their schedule in advance. crew scheduling is dependent on the exact routes, times, layovers etc. so if the 2 pilots didn't say something when handed the wrong flight plan, they should be fired. even the fa's know where they are supposed to be flying.
i'm gonna guess that all major airlines have the same policies.
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The crew seemed to know what they were doing, whether or not it was right. There was a “welcome to Edinburgh” announcement upon landing (that’s how most of the passengers realize they were at the wrong airport). If it went unnoticed or unchecked somehow, that wouldn’t have happened. Just makes it even more of a confusing situation.
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Originally posted by NeilA330 View PostFlights plans are all submitted automatically without the pilots knowing crap. They flew to the right place, unfortunately the right place was the wrong place.
i think the only folks that "didn't know something was effed up" were the passengers.
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Originally posted by TeeVee View Postflight plans are independent of crew scheduling. the crew is assigned, or sometimes bids on and are then assigned, specific routes. once assignment is made, it is fed into the crew scheduling computer which is not part of the flight plan. this crew KNEW they were not scheduled to fly to edinburgh and apparently said nothing when they found out about it?
i think the only folks that "didn't know something was effed up" were the passengers.
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