British Airways flight attendant accidentally sets off emergency slide

For the second time this year, a British Airways flight has been delayed after a crew member accidentally set off the emergency slide. The latest incident occurred on Sunday as the A350 was getting ready for departure from London Heathrow to Austin, US. It led to a full-scale emergency response at the UK airport. The Sun claims the error was caused by a flight attendant on their first day which has similarities to the earlier incident in January when another crew member on their debut accidentally opened the slide on a Boeing 777 flight from Heathrow to Lagos, Nigeria. The slide is an expensive piece of kit to be replaced, costing the airline BP50,000. The passengers on the flight to Texas were deplaned and eventually were on their way after a delay of six hours. A British Airways spokesperson told The Sun: "The aircraft returned to stand and customers disembarked normally. We arranged a replacement aircraft for them to continue their journey the same day and have apologised for the inconvenience caused."<br/>