A British Airways pilot accidentally activated the plane’s emergency slide just seconds before take-off. It happened at Heathrow airport on a flight headed to Romania. Preparing for take-off, the pilot allegedly had failed to disarm the plane door, and hit the button when he was passing documents to members of the crew. The flight was delayed for three hours. The cost to the airline was £50,000. The captain was immediately taken off flying duties.
* Now he’s sliding right into a performance review.
* Don’t tell me: the documents he was handing off were the pre-flight checklist?
* He should have said, “OK, we’re off for Romania. Last chance to bail, folks.”
* In his defense, I’m sure there are a lot of buttons up there in the cockpit. Who can remember them all?
* Oh well, it beats a cabin door blowing out during the flight.