Expensive first day of work for a British Airways steward...

It has happened to everyone to commit some errors in the place of work, we are human beings and as such we are not infallible, the important thing is to learn from one's mistakes in such a way that fewer and fewer are made as one gains experience.

The first working day is always difficult, making mistakes is quite normal and if you are followed up correcting them is easy, of course, it also depends on the extent of the damage That it is done.

For this unfortunate steward on his first day of work, the damage amounts to about 50,000 pounds! In fact, the boy accidentally emergency inflatable slide activated during his first day on the job, causing substantial damage to British Airlines.

ALERT Emergency slide of a British Airways Boeing 777 accidentally deployed at London Heathrow https://t.co/kZKgQl4tAF

- AIRLIVE (@airlivenet) January 13, 2023

Probably by pulling the lever wrong or by pressing the button red emergency the steward triggered the procedure of evacuation of the aircraft, thereby activating the inflatable slide by emergency which must necessarily be replaced After it has been used, it cannot be folded and inserted back in...

The flight was delayed by 4 hours and was operated by another aircraft, meanwhile the runway filled with means of rescue of the airport as standard procedure when triggering a remote emergency, even if it is an error and not a true emergency, also causing a momentary congestion Of the airport.

"We have apologized to customers for the inconvenience caused, provided them with refreshment vouchers and arranged for a replacement plane so they can continue their travel as planned."

British Airways 

The emergency slides are quite great and bulky, are longer than 14 meters But in spite of their size, they only put in 6 seconds to fully inflate to allow the aircraft to be evacuated as soon as possible in case of emergency.

In short, a first day of work certainly from remember For the unfortunate steward. Have you ever been delayed because of someone else's mistake?

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