A paperwork error is blamed after passengers end up more than 500 miles from their planned destination.
British Airways has apologised after a flight to Dusseldorf landed in Edinburgh by mistake.
The plane took off from London City Airport shortly after 7.30am and followed instructions to fly to the Scottish capital instead of the German city.
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