EasyJet flight takes off from wrong point at major UK airport after cockpit error

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An EasyJet flight took off from the wrong point at a major UK airport following a cockpit error.Aviation safety body Air Accidents Investigation Branch (AAIB) revealed a plane departing Luton Airport on June 13 last year came within just 65 feet of the runway's end after crew members began to take off from an incorrect position.Flight EZY2335, an Airbus A320-214, was carrying 180 passengers and six more crew members and was en route to Málaga Costa del Sol Airport.According to the AAIB report, the co-pilot had originally planned to depart from a runway position known as Intersection Alpha during pre-flight preparations.However, given the aircraft's higher-than-normal weight combined with prevailing environmental conditions, the crew decided they lacked sufficient take-off performance from that point.Both pilots agreed to recalculate using Luton's full runway length, which would permit a safe departure.The aircraft ultimately departed from the wrong position, with the captain only...

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