British Airways B744 near Cape Town on Nov 12th 2012, fumes in cockpit
Last Update: November 13, 2012 / 16:59:26 GMT/Zulu time
Incident Facts
Date of incident
Nov 12, 2012
Classification
Incident
Airline
British Airways
Flight number
BA-42
Departure
Cape Town, South Africa
Destination
London Heathrow, United Kingdom
Aircraft Registration
G-BNLF
Aircraft Type
Boeing 747-400
ICAO Type Designator
B744
The flight was postponed to the next day and is currently estimated to depart Cape Town with a delay of 24 hours.
Incident Facts
Date of incident
Nov 12, 2012
Classification
Incident
Airline
British Airways
Flight number
BA-42
Departure
Cape Town, South Africa
Destination
London Heathrow, United Kingdom
Aircraft Registration
G-BNLF
Aircraft Type
Boeing 747-400
ICAO Type Designator
B744
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