British Airways plane caught FIRE after pilot ‘mixed up left & right’ – shutting Gatwick & sparking chaos for 1,000s

A BRITISH Airways caught fire after a pilot “mixed up left and right” – shutting Gatwick and sparking chaos for 1,000s.

The Boeing 777 was about to leave Gatwick for Vancouver when the co-pilot accidentally pulled the left instead of right-hand lever, causing the brakes to catch fire.

Planes piled up on the runway following the incident on June 28 last yearX Twenty-three outbound flights were cancelledX

He was then forced to abort the take-off – despite the plane already travelling at 186mph ...