[Miami]: When British Airways makes a mistake with a crash announcement once, it's forgivable. But after a second warning happens on the same flight; the false alarm is no laughing matter.
It's the news every passenger dreads, and one that has a lot of people still shaking in their boots, despite it being an airline blunder that has the Internet buzzing.
Details of the British Airways Crash Announcement
Midway through a BA 206 flight from Miami, Florida to Heathrow Airport in London, a crash warning played on the PA system. According to the ominous message, the airliner carrying 118 passengers was preparing for an emergency over water, according to the Huffington Post.
As one can imagine, passengers were in full panic. Some prayed, some screamed, and others cried out. And just as the first message played, another followed in succession. However, at some point later the pilot of British Airways said it was a mistake; the crash announcement warning was in error.
According to passengers aboard the once-thought doomed commercial airliner, they were not told about the mistake for hours. Instead, many held on for a white-knuckle experience, totally oblivious as to what really happened.
And when the flight crew finally informed their frightened passengers about the crash warning mistake, they were nonchalant at best.
"The cabin crew cancelled the announcement immediately and sought to reassure customers that the flight was operating normally. We apologize to customers for causing them undue concern." ~ Spokesperson from British Airways
British Airways Mistake: Crash Warning From the Passenger's Perspective
"It was about 3am. An alarm sounded and we were told we were about to land in the sea. I thought we were going to die. My wife was crying and passengers were screaming. Then they played an announcement telling us to just ignore the warnings." ~ Passenger 1 statement
"When we landed they were handing out letters apologizing, but it was the worst experience of my life. I don't think BA should get away with this." ~ Statement from passenger 2
Apparently, BA is no stranger to mistaken crash warning announcements. In August of 2010, British Airways made a similar mistake with a crash warning during a flight from Heathrow to Hong Kong.
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