The British Airways flight from Cape Town to London was canceled this evening.
A British Airways plane lost a door at Cape Town Airport. The plane, which has the registration code G-YMMH, flew from London to Cape Town on Tuesday evening.
The aircraft's second door on the left was ripped off when it arrived. The door was placed in the jet bridge after it was disconnected.
What went wrong? It is my understanding that this happened before the plane was brought to a remote parking stand for the day, after arriving passengers deplaned. I think it's safe to assume that this incident involves the operation of the jet bridge, since that's what's most likely to rip off the door. It's not clear whether there was a malfunction or user error.
The plane was supposed to land at Cape Town Airport all day and then fly back to London Heathrow at 9:15PM. The flight was canceled because I think it will take more than a few hours to fix. There are a lot of things in the airline industry that can be fixed with duct tape.
It's not uncommon for incidents like this to happen. We've seen doors ripped off of Boeing 777s operated by American Airlines, Emirates Airline, and Singapore Airlines.
One of the doors of a British Airways Boeing 777 was ripped off in Cape Town today. The jet bridge is rumored to have been the fault of the ground crew, though we don't know much more. I am curious to see when this plane is flying again.
What do you think about the British Airways door incident?
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