The incredible story of BA Flight 5390

When 81 passengers and six crew boarded a British Airways BAC One-Eleven 31 years ago today, none of them could have anticipated the dramatic events that were about to unfold. Key.Aero details the remarkable story of Flight 5390

The morning of Sunday, June 10, 1990, was a fairly typical late spring day. A light wind was blowing from the north and a slight haze hung low over Birmingham Airport as 81 passengers boarded a British Airways flight to Malaga in Spain.   

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