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Heathrow Incident-LHR BA cut the grass

Discussion in 'Current Affairs, News and Analysis' started by Furryturd, Jan 17, 2008.

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  1. Furryturd

    Furryturd LE

    The BA flight from Beijing has just missed the end of the runway at LHR and landed short. More details shortly but LHR is closed.

    edited to add LHR apparently not closed completely but we did get a report through at 13.28 originating through one of the travel agents networks that LHR was closed.
     
    Furryturd, Jan 17, 2008
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  2. SparkySteve

    SparkySteve LE

    SparkySteve, Jan 17, 2008
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  3. Magic_Mushroom

    Magic_Mushroom LE

    LHR is not closed, just the southern runway, 27L.

    The aircraft undershot the runway by around 500 ft with the associated hard landing forcing the main undercart oleos up through the wing. Cause is obviously not known yet so let's not speculate.

    Thankfully it sounds like everyone got out okay.

    Regards,
    MM
     
    Magic_Mushroom, Jan 17, 2008
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  4. pupgreen

    pupgreen LE

    very lucky.. just missed my mums house...
     
    pupgreen, Jan 17, 2008
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  5. pupgreen

    pupgreen LE

    good drills by ba..
     
    pupgreen, Jan 17, 2008
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  6. Escape-from-PPRuNe

    Escape-from-PPRuNe LE

    I thought it was quiet...
     
    Escape-from-PPRuNe, Jan 17, 2008
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  7. fas_et_gloria

    fas_et_gloria LE

    Or bad ones...
     
    fas_et_gloria, Jan 17, 2008
    #7
  8. Augustus

    Augustus Old-Salt

    NEWS FLASH - Reuters are reporting that Vanessa Feltz was sitting at the back. :D
     
    Augustus, Jan 17, 2008
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  9. fas_et_gloria

    fas_et_gloria LE

    People are now wondering what I'm laughing at.
     
    fas_et_gloria, Jan 17, 2008
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  10. pupgreen

    pupgreen LE

    no deaths thats good drills
     
    pupgreen, Jan 17, 2008
    #10
  11. SparkySteve

    SparkySteve LE

    SparkySteve, Jan 17, 2008
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  12. Bravo2nothing

    Bravo2nothing LE

    Bravo2nothing, Jan 17, 2008
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  13. JRHartley

    JRHartley LE

    The PM was only saved by what appears to have been a sudden change in the skidding planes trajectory believed to have been caused by the Gravitational pull of John Prescott who was sitting at the bar of the BA lounge .
     
    JRHartley, Jan 17, 2008
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  14. fas_et_gloria

    fas_et_gloria LE

    I was thinking more along the lines of the ability to miss the biggest area of concrete in a country, really. (A feat which is normally only acheived by highly trained and professional RAF pilots flying Vulcans...)
     
    fas_et_gloria, Jan 17, 2008
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  16. k13eod

    k13eod LE

    It's 5059 miles between Beijing and London ... so not that bad really, got within a few yards!

    :D
     
    k13eod, Jan 17, 2008
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