British Airways B772 near Sao Paulo on Sep 30th 2014, unusual odour
Last Update: October 1, 2014 / 19:12:01 GMT/Zulu time
Incident Facts
Date of incident
Sep 30, 2014
Classification
Incident
Airline
British Airways
Flight number
BA-244
Departure
Buenos Aires, Argentina
Destination
London Heathrow, United Kingdom
Aircraft Registration
G-YMMB
Aircraft Type
Boeing 777-200
ICAO Type Designator
B772
The airline confirmed an odour in the cabin which is being investigated by maintenance.
The aircraft is still on the ground in Sao Paulo about 23 hours after landing.
The remainder of the flight was cancelled, the passengers were rebooked onto other flights.
Incident Facts
Date of incident
Sep 30, 2014
Classification
Incident
Airline
British Airways
Flight number
BA-244
Departure
Buenos Aires, Argentina
Destination
London Heathrow, United Kingdom
Aircraft Registration
G-YMMB
Aircraft Type
Boeing 777-200
ICAO Type Designator
B772
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