#ITA Airways Brand New #A220 gets stuck at City Airport!
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Published 2023-11-11
In this video, we witnessed a rare and embarrassing incident involving a brand new Airbus A220 (EI-HLA) of ITA Airways, the Italian flag carrier. The A220 was delivered to the airline just four days ago and it was the second day of operations out of London City Airport, a challenging airport with a short runway and steep approach.
However, things did not go as planned for the crew of the A220, as they made a wrong turn while taxiing to the runway, putting them on a taxiway they were not allowed to go on. This caused a delay for the flight and the airport, as the A220 had to be towed back to the apron. We filmed this event from a nearby spot, where we could see the whole situation unfold. Watch the video to see how the A220 got stuck and how it was rescued by the airport staff.
Should point out really felt for the crew as it must have been an embarrassing moment. London City ops did amazing to resolve the issue in a quick manner.
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Filmed on 4th November 2023
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All Comments (21)
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Cool catch, well done filming! Would you be okay with me featuring this in my series Weekly Dose of Aviation? Of course you will be credited both in the video and in the description. Thanks!
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I have made 3 flights now on the A220 and am really impressed by the aircraft inside and out. It is quite beautiful and popular with its crews
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I'll bet that the ITA pilot is delighted that this proud moment was preserved for posterity!
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Recently got to fly on an A220- fantastic plane! Those P&W geared turbofans are smooth, quiet, and powerful! Definitely one of my favorite airframes to fly!
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This is such a beautiful aircraft, love the ITA livery. We all make mistakes, no damage was done!
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What a gorgeous plane.
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This reminds me of Heathrow back in the day when a new entry near the threshold of 27R was first opened. As we taxied out we noticed a lot of activity….coaches, marshallers etc… around 2 aircraft near this new threshold. An Airways 757 on the new entry , had a neat “tick” shaped gash in its rudder made by (possibly) an A330 wing tip as it taxied by !!! I recall the new entry was permanently closed for A/C after that.
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I love ITA airways, fantastic service on board , I flew from Rome to New York months ago
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Beautiful aircraft, and touchdown couldn't have been better especially given the conditions.
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Unique moment! May I feature this taxiing mishap in one of my next episodes? Of course with a link back to your original video. All the best to you!
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WOW thanks so much for catching this rare event mate! Never seen something like this ever at LCY, the crew onboard the ITA were lucky they were stopped by ATC before they might of damaged the brand new wing! Hope something like this never happens again 🤞
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Excellent that you were there to catch this incident. Nicely done.
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Stunning aircraft in a lovely livery ❤
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Fantastic Lewis thank you. Thank you also for the diagrams and the very clear explanation. Interesting and entertaining stuff !!!
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A220 Canadian designed and produced by Bombardier(origin designer) and now sold to Airbus. This one left Montreal (Bombardier) CYMX airport
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Nice! They did see you, at 3:50 the FO waved to you 😊
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Such a beautiful aircraft.Great video
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Very interesting incident and nice commentary from you 😊. I’m glad that this new aircraft hasn’t been damaged.
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Had a similar problem myself with an articulated truck. Though it was getting dark there was NO exit sign and I took the road around the outside of the buildings instead of the narrow road between them. Ended up having to creep over railway lines in a siding and climup theloadingramp. Good job there wasn't a train in. It was embarrassing but no harm done.
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Not a plane spotter, just came up on my feed. But I really loved watching this, it was fascinating to watch and she really is a beautiful plane , loved her lines as she flew into the cloudy sky.
