It was only when the aircraft landed and the message ”Welcome to Edinburgh” was played up as kitty came to the attention of the passengers.
the Aircraft, which flew from London City Airport, was diverted in the air and landed hours later in Edinburgh. The redirect is believed to be due to ”incorrect paperwork”, but the cause is not yet determined.
asked the pilot the passengers by a show of hands how many wanted to continue to Dusseldorf. All raised their hands, ” says Sophie Cooke, one of the passengers on the plane.
the Pilot said he had no idea what it went to. He said it had never happened before and that the crew tried to investigate what could be done about it, ” says Sophie Cooke for the BBC.
after the incident that the ”passenger safety has not been compromised in any way. We flew the passengers to Dusseldorf after the involuntary transfer in Edinburgh.”
the Airline responded that they ”currently do not have any information” about how the plane could fly to the wrong city.