Pilot ‘not qualified to land this plane’
17.12.08
A pilot with 30 years' experience told passengers on a flight from Cardiff Airport to Paris that he was returning to the UK because he was not qualified to land in foggy weather. Flybe flight BE1431 was approaching Charles De Gaulle airport on Tuesday when the captain made the announcement over the tannoy.
A Flybe spokeswoman said that the pilot has 30 years' commercial aviation experience flying a number of different passenger aircraft types, however, he has only relatively recently transferred his 'type-rating' from a Bombardier Q300 to a Bombardier Q400 and has not yet completed the requisite low-visibility training to complete a landing in conditions such as the dense fog experienced in Paris Charles de Gaulle.
She said the company stood by the pilot's decision ‘100%’. The 62 passengers were put on the next flight to Paris or offered a refund.
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