Moment of shock on a long-haul flight: the plane fills up with water
Created: 2022-06-20 05:02
By: Linus Prien
A British Airways Airbus A380.
(Iconic image) © Arnulf Hettrich via www.imago-images.de
On a flight from London to Washington, DC, there was a moment of shock for the passengers: the plane was suddenly underwater.
London/Washington, DC - On the way from London to Washington, DC, the passengers of a flight experienced a moment of shock: Suddenly it started dripping in the two-story Airbus A380 and within a short time the plane was under water.
However, none of the passengers were injured in this incident and the plane was able to safely reach its destination.
Pictures of the event were then published on Twitter.
Moment of shock on the plane: The reason for the flooding was probably a faulty valve
According to British Airways, the floods were caused by a faulty valve regulating the onboard drinking water tank, the
Daily Mail
reported.
The airline went on to say that there was never a risk to the safety of passengers.
“The flight continued safely to Washington and landed as usual.
A defective valve was replaced and the problem fixed," a spokesman said.
A British Airways official also told the
Sun
: "Having a waterfall on board is not very common at BA.
It looked more like British Waterways than British Airways.
In any case, the crew thanked them for the leak that opened towards the end of the Atlantic crossing."
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