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Even with GPS, out-of-town drivers sometimes have trouble with Boston roads - and so do out-of-town pilots with Logan taxiways

By adamg on Sun, 10/20/2024 - 7:19pm

British A380 Takes the WRONG TAXIWAY and Gets Stuck | Construction Ahead!

Audio from the wrong turn with re-enactment graphics (via Aviation Librarian).

Aviation for Aviators reports the pilots of a British Airways Airbus A380 - one of the world's largest jets - got lost on the way to Terminal E after landing at Logan on Friday and wound up stuck for nearly an hour on a taxiway that was supposed to be closed for construction. Massport had to bring in a "pushback tug" to haul the jumbo jet to the right taxiway so that it could then, well, taxi, to the terminal.

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Comments

By Frelmont on Mon, 10/21/2024 - 2:37am.

Yikes! Accidentally crossed runway 22R!?

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By CopleyScott17 on Mon, 10/21/2024 - 4:40am.

At least they avoided Storrow.

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By perruptor on Mon, 10/21/2024 - 5:12am.

They weren't going to make it through any of the tunnels.

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By CopleyScott17 on Mon, 10/21/2024 - 5:53am.

Really inconvenient.

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By jmeltzer on Mon, 10/21/2024 - 6:59am.

"Your call is very important to us, but all of our airport service representatives are busy assisting other planes. Your call will be answered in the order it was received. Please hold and a representative will be with you shortly."

( hold music: Steve Miller Band, "Big Old Jet Airliner" )

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By Saddlebrook7 on Mon, 10/21/2024 - 10:31am.

hold music: Paul Pena, "Big Old Jet Airliner"

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By mg on Mon, 10/21/2024 - 11:55am.

Thank you for introducing me to Paul Pena's original!

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By jmeltzer on Tue, 10/22/2024 - 5:46pm.

I knew Miller's was a cover, as I am an Insufferable Music Geek, but I felt I had to go with what everyone else knew - he's the one who had the hit with it :-)

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By Lee on Mon, 10/21/2024 - 7:28am.

… construction, there would have been a cop on detail sitting inside their personal vehicle scrolling their phone while the jumbo jet rolled on by.

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By Angry Dan on Mon, 10/21/2024 - 11:21am.

I only once directed a turboprop aircraft to taxi in reverse, during a detachment to Scotland where the parking was tight. Just needed to remember to stand outboard at the wingtip to avoid getting blown away.

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