When British Airways flight 3271 landed on Monday and the “welcome to Edinburgh” announcement rang out through the plane, passengers thought it was a practical joke by the pilot and crew. British Airways confirmed to Fox News that the detour was due to a paperwork error that led to the crew using the wrong flight plan. In a statement to USA Today, a British Airways spokesman said the airline was working with WDL Aviation to figure out why the incorrect flight plan was used. Sarah — British Airways (@British_Airways) March 25, 2019“The pilot said he had no idea how it had happened. Irish airline Ryanair poked fun at the situation by tweeting a picture of the book Geography for Dummies to British Airways.

Source: National Post March 26, 2019 16:18 UTC