British Airways B747 collides with building at JNB

[H Azmal 0]

British Airways plane collides with building at Johannesburg airport

http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/worldnews/africaandindianocean/southafrica/10534084/British-Airways-plane-collides-with-building-at-Johannesburg-airport.html

 

A British Airways plane bound for London last night crashed into a building at OR Tambo Airport in Johannesburg, South Africa.

Images from Twitter appear to show the plane was taxiing when one of its wings sliced through a brick building on the edge of the runway.

 

Passengers on the plane reported on Twitter that no one had been hurt in the incident.

 

A spokesman for the airport confirmed the plane had been damaged and said all passengers were being taken off the flight to spend the night in a hotel and that the plane would not be departing.

 

She could not confirm that there were no injuries.

 

Harriet Tolputt, the head of media for Oxfam, was on the flight when the collision occured. She wrote on Twitter: “BA plane crashes into building at J Burg airport. No one injured only the pilot’s pride. Not impressed that first class passengers get off before premium economy during an emergency.”

 

She told NBC News that the plane was taxiing when she heard very loud crash and saw the wing hit the building on the edge of the runway at OR Tambo International Airport.

 

British Airways said an investigation was underway into the incident.

 

"A British Airways Boeing 747 was damaged while taxiing at Johannesburg airport," the airline said it an statement.

"Customers disembarked safely and were looked after by our staff.

 

"We have launched a full investigation into the incident and are giving our assistance to the independent South African Civil Aviation Authority (SACAA) with the matter."

 

189 passengers were on board at the time.

 

Edited December 23, 2013 by H Azmal

[Suzanne Goh 0]

Oops.

 

Saya tengah mengendali kenderaan pada taxiway Romeo dengan kelajuan 10 km/h

Tiba tiba bangunan muncul dari kanan dan saya jam brek tapi tidak dapat mengelak lalu langgar bangunan itu.

Kerosakan kepada kenderaan saya adalah berikut.....

 

Jokes aside:

 

Here's an account from someone who was on the plane:

 

http://www.flyertalk.com/forum/22012805-post32.html

Edited December 23, 2013 by Suzanne Goh

[Azman MN 1]

"Not impressed that first class passengers get off before premium economy during an emergency.”

 

Hehe she actually said premium economy and not economy. She's expecting too much from "premium" I think!

[Radzi 2]

Possible answer in the A.net thread.

 

http://www.airliners.net/aviation-forums/general_aviation/read.main/5953836/

[Mohd Azizul Ramli 2]

Thank god it is not the A380 as I first thought.

 

"Not impressed that first class passengers get off before premium economy during an emergency.”

Hehe she actually said premium economy and not economy. She's expecting too much from "premium" I think!

 

I don't get the ranting by the Premium Economy passenger. With only 189 passengers onboard a B747, how many F class passengers can that be that can jammed and took ages to be deplaned? Even if the F class is full (which is unlikely), there will be only 14 passengers ahead of the complainer.

 

She needs to realize that by ratio of ticket price paid, 1 F seat is equal to 3 Premium Economy seats.

[Johan Z 0]

Considering this happened during festive season, 189 passengers sounds like a low load.

[S V Choong 4]

Not sure if it was posted here before, it happened just two days before Christmas 2013:

 

A British Airways jet crashed into an airport building in South Africa after the pilot ignored an instruction and took the wrong taxiway, it was claimed last night.

The right wingtip of the Boeing 747-400 hit an office at OR Tambo airport in Johannesburg on Sunday as it was preparing to take off with 185 passengers on board.

The pilot took the London-bound jumbo jet along a taxiway that was too narrow – rather than one he had been asked to take by air traffic control, it is claimed. Four ground-handling staff in the building suffered minor injuries when they were hit by debris.

All crew and passengers escaped unharmed.

Phindiwe Gwebu of the South African Civil Aviation Authority said an investigation is being carried out.

Drama: This photograph, taken by passenger Harriet Tolputt, shows the aftermath of the crash, with the plane's wing buried in a building

 

FULL STORY here:

 

Read more: http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-2528213/Take-drama-BA-jet-bound-London-hits-airport-building.html#ixzz2q9LNeo5U
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Edited January 12, 2014 by S V Choong