Scary gaffe comprises to week of airline mishaps

In the middle of an otherwise-peaceful British Airways flight from London to Hong Kong on Tuesday, a frightening announcement blasted over the speakers.

The automated message notified the 275 passengers to brace themselves, because the plane was about to crash into the sea.

"We all consideration we were going to die," one passenger said.

Flight attendants rapidly reassured the traumatized passengers that the message was a mistake, and British Airways say they are examining how the incident could have happened.

This is just the newest mishap to come to light in a wild week for airlines.