Passengers had screamed and been physically sick as the Heathrow-bound Boeing 747 had to turn round and make an emergency landing (right) and dump 20 tonnes of fuel (left) at King Khalid International in Saudi Arabia shortly after take-off when its wing flaps jammed.
Astonishingly, when they boarded the same plane yesterday the same problem occurred and they had to return to the capital Riyadh again.
In the terminal there was 'mayhem' (centre) as just one BA worker tried to deal with more than 300 furious passengers who staged a sit-in while other ground crew 'hid' in a back office, said passenger Dean Jones. 'Fights broke out and the military turned up,' he added.
The sit-in organiser, who remained anonymous, said: ‘It was extremely hot but we had to make a stand. But nobody came to speak to us.’
Last night BA apologised and said a replacement plane should arrive this morning. It said it was offering passengers compensation, expenses and complimentary tickets, and had arranged hotel accommodation for them.
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