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Why the Secrecy?

Started by Anmer, October 10, 2020, 08:56:57 AM

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A communication error meant too many passengers at the front of a plane caused take-off issues for the pilot, air investigators found.

An Airbus A320 was replaced with an A321 ahead of a flight from London Luton Airport in January, but an email about the change was not passed on.

It meant the passenger seating plan was not adjusted to the bigger craft.

The Air Accident Investigations Branch (AAIB) said it landed safely and the operator had since taken action.

The A320 was due to be used for the flight from Luton to Prague in the Czech Republic on 16 January, but for "operational reasons" it was changed to an A321.

The Operational Control Centre (OCC) in Budapest, Hungary, sent an automated message to the Operational Handling Department (OHD) and Passenger Services Department (PSD) at Luton, but due to a "technical issue", it was not received.

The AAIB said it would not disclose the name of the airline involved.


https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-beds-bucks-herts-54477819

So why the secrecy?  Surely the public has a right to know which airline flies to Luton using A320 aircraft with an operational HQ in Hungary?

Or do we have to be a w(h)izz to work it out?
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