Geez, British Airways likes to fly across the Atlantic and then the Pacific minus one engine. The first time was a non-stop from LA to London that landed in Manchester since they were running out of gas!!! BA “fixed/replaced” the engine, it happens again (same plane) on a non-stop flight from Singapore to London where the replaced engine was powered down 3 hours into the flight.
This idiocy is justified by trying to avoid fines from new EU regulations. From the Timesonline website:
The incident happened three days after a European regulation came into force requiring airlines to compensate passengers for long delays or cancellations. Under the new rules, if the pilot had returned to Los Angeles, BA would have been facing a compensation bill of more than £100,000
Start your investigation over at Captain’s Quarters. It’s good to know that inconvenience on the ground endangers those in the air!
