[bots]

A British Airways flight destined for Dusseldorf in Germany has landed in Edinburgh by mistake, after the flight paperwork was submitted incorrectly.

The passengers only realised the error when the plane landed and the "welcome to Edinburgh" announcement was made.

The flight has now been redirected and landed in Dusseldorf, BA says. German firm WDL Aviation ran the flight for BA as part of a leasing deal.

BA said it was working with WDL to find out why it filed the wrong flight plan.

"We have apologised to customers for this interruption to their journey and will be contacting them all individually," BA said in a statement.

It is not yet known how many passengers were affected by the mistake.

BA say the pilot wasn't lost at any point, but because the paperwork said Edinburgh, air traffic control allowed the flight to take that route.

The plane took off from London City Airport.

https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/business-47691478

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Not much difference really

[Beso]

Diane abbot on work experience again.

[Oliver_W]

Imagine if they left the plane and entered the city, they'd think Europe had been bombed!

[Beso]

Originally Posted by Oliver_W

Imagine if they left the plane and entered the city, they'd think Europe had been bombed!

Obviously never been to Edinburgh.

[Oliver_W]

Originally Posted by parmnion

Obviously never been to Edinburgh.

Never, but I can't resist a bit of Scotlandphobia #ancestoralhomeland

[user104658]

I mean to be fair, Edinburgh is one of the "nicest" City Centres in the UK; the city has a heavy Tourist economy so a lot gets spent on the visible parts. Less so when it comes to the outlying areas.

[Beso]

Originally Posted by Oliver_W

Never, but I can't resist a bit of Scotlandphobia #ancestoralhomeland

Where do you live?

[Twosugars]

brexit innit

[Oliver_W]

Originally Posted by parmnion

Where do you live?

The same place that spawned comedy greats James Acaster and Hugh Dennis.

[arista]

It was a Sub Contract German Company in charge.
They Fecked Up

[Beso]

Originally Posted by Oliver_W

The same place that spawned comedy greats James Acaster and Hugh Dennis.

I suppose it looks ok..