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A flight from the ทางเข้าสล็อต UK to Spain unexpectedly took off with more than a tonne following a software bug recognizing a female passenger with the name "Miss" as a child. The weight of 38 female passengers is estimated to be 38 kg or 77 lb per person, which is the standard weight for children instead of 69 kg or 152 lb, which is the standard weight for adult women.This error is classified as It was "serious incident" by the UK Air Accident Investigation Agency (AAIB),

but it did not affect flight safety. Despite a 1,244 kg (2,743 lb) discrepancy between the expected mass and the actual mass of the aircraft. But the propulsion used for takeoff by the pilots is only slightly "less than". "This means that the aircraft's safe operation will not be compromised," concluded the AAIB.This means that the aircraft's safe operation will not be compromised.


This bug was introduced in the software after flight operators suspended operations for months due to COVID-19 restrictions.During this time, IT systems were upgraded. But in countries where the software is programmed, honorable "Miss" is used for children while "Ms" is used for female adults. The bug affected two more flights from the same operator on the same date, July 21, 2020, before it was corrected.


As reported by the press association, the flight is operated by Anglo-German company Tui. In a company statement, it said: “The health and safety of our customers and crew has always been our priority. After this incident we fixed an error identified in our IT system. As stated in the repor, the flight safety operation was not compromised. ”