British Airways B772 near Glasgow on Aug 28th 2014, hydraulic failure
Last Update: August 28, 2014 / 21:00:46 GMT/Zulu time
Incident Facts
Date of incident
Aug 28, 2014
Classification
Incident
Cause
Hydraulic failure
Airline
British Airways
Flight number
BA-2277
Departure
London Gatwick, United Kingdom
Destination
Las Vegas, United States
Aircraft Registration
G-VIIP
Aircraft Type
Boeing 777-200
ICAO Type Designator
B772
The flight was cancelled, the flight disappeared from the airline's website (on checking BA-2277: "no information available").
Passengers complained on Twitter about "pure chaos" and lack of information.
Incident Facts
Date of incident
Aug 28, 2014
Classification
Incident
Cause
Hydraulic failure
Airline
British Airways
Flight number
BA-2277
Departure
London Gatwick, United Kingdom
Destination
Las Vegas, United States
Aircraft Registration
G-VIIP
Aircraft Type
Boeing 777-200
ICAO Type Designator
B772
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