Virgin Atlantic flight turned around over pilot training error

Monday, 05 May, 2022 0

A Virgin Atlantic flight to New York was forced to turn around mid-flight after discovering one of the pilots was not fully trained. The error was discovered about 30 minutes into the flight.

The co-pilot was then replaced. It emerged the fully licensed and qualified pilot had not completed the ‘final assessment flight’ which is required by the airline.

Virgin said it was only a ‘rostering error’ and the flight was turned around to ensure ‘full compliance’ of its protocols.

 

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