Tuesday, April 14, 2015

British Airways flight to and from Mumbai diverted

Mumbai: The British Airways (BA) flights from and to Mumbai were diverted to Munich and Istanbul respectively following technical snags on Monday.

In the afternoon, Mumbai bound flight BA 139, carrying over 200 passengers, was diverted to Munich in Germany as a precautionary measure, following an electrical issue in the galley. Airline officials said the crew noticed smoke in the galley and suspecting fire the pilot decided to divert the Boeing 777-336ER.

Sources in the airline said the affected galley equipment was attended to and the aircraft took off normally after two and half hours on the ground.
14/04/15 Mumbai Mirror
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