British Airways flight called mayday on approach to Heathrow
The call was made on an Airbus A320 flying from Dusseldorf airport in Germany on 6 July following two stall warnings.
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"You could have sick passengers on board who need urgent medical attention… so it's up to the captains' discretion as to what they call, but its very unusual for it to be a significant failure on board the aeroplane."
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The call was made on an Airbus A320 flying from Dusseldorf airport in Germany on 6 July following two stall warnings.
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