BA spokesperson Stephen Forbes said after take-off at 9am the aircraft had to return to King Phalo Airport.“Our trained crew made the decision to return to East London after experiencing a technical problem.
“The landing gear failed to retract. On the aircraft’s return to the airport, the British Airways — operated by Comair — manager on duty at King Phalo Airport and her team met the ... passengers who were on board.“Some passengers opted to have their flight tickets rebooked for another date. The safety of our customers and crew is always our priority,” he said.@siphumze tweeted:
“As a passenger on that flight, I'm glad my feet are on the ground again. I use humour to process things, but I was seriously scared. Silver lining — the pilots did a great job in deciding to go back to@LeesaMashalaba tweeted:"Our 9am flight ... to Johannesburg took a U-turn 30 mins in the air back to East London. We just got in the aircraft now to Johannesburg and no compensation or meal vouchers after being at the airport for more than 9 hours.
BA is worse than SAA... they got monkeys flying those planes...I would rather book a flight on Titanic airways.
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