British Airways B744 at Delhi on Feb 20th 2014, deflated tyres on landing
Last Update: February 20, 2014 / 16:24:16 GMT/Zulu time
Incident Facts
Date of incident
Feb 20, 2014
Classification
Incident
Airline
British Airways
Flight number
BA-257
Departure
London Heathrow, United Kingdom
Destination
Delhi, India
Aircraft Registration
G-BNLW
Aircraft Type
Boeing 747-400
ICAO Type Designator
B744
The return flight BA-256 has been cancelled. The website of British Airways now indicates the flight will depart Delhi with a delay of 27 hours.
Passengers reported the aircraft was taxiing towards the apron some time after landing when the aircraft stopped and crew indicated overheating brakes had caused tyres to deflate.
Passengers waiting for the return flight are complaining that they were told there would be some delay due to burst tyres, another delay and still have no information about when to expect departure.
Incident Facts
Date of incident
Feb 20, 2014
Classification
Incident
Airline
British Airways
Flight number
BA-257
Departure
London Heathrow, United Kingdom
Destination
Delhi, India
Aircraft Registration
G-BNLW
Aircraft Type
Boeing 747-400
ICAO Type Designator
B744
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