A British Airways aircraft was engulfed in flames and had to abort its take-off when a pilot mixed up his left from his right on the runway. The Boeing 777 was preparing for lift-off from Gatwick ...

A runway at Gatwick Airport was forced to close for 50-minutes and 23 flights were cancelled after a British Airways plane caught on fire when a pilot confused his right and left.

A British Airways flight caught fire after a pilot confused his left and right hands during take-off. Flight BA2279 was set to depart from London Gatwick Airport to Vancouver on 28 June 2024 when ...

A British Airways plane caught fire after a pilot mixed up his left and right hands, an investigation has found. Firefighters extinguished the blaze on the Boeing 777 jet’s brakes on the runway ...

A British Airways flight caught fire after a pilot confused his left and right hands during take-off.. Flight BA2279 was set to depart from London Gatwick Airport to Vancouver on 28 June 2024 when ...

The runway is now open and operating as normal.’ A British Airways spokesperson, meanwhile, said at the time: ‘Our pilots took the precautionary decision to cancel take-off due to a technical ...