A plane to New York was forced to return to London mid-flight after it was revealed that the co-pilot was not properly trained.
The Virgin Atlantic Airbus A330 was heading towards JFK airport and was only 40 minutes into its journey on Monday 2 May, when the pilot was found out. Passengers were safely returned to Heathrow after the ‘first officer’ co-pilot told the captain he had not yet completed his final flying test.
He joined Virgin Atlantic in 2017.
The mistake was described as a “rostering error” by an airline spokesperson, as the flight was forced to do a u-turn over Ireland.
“The qualified first officer, who was flying alongside an experienced
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