'Holy shmoly!': Flight takes off in wrong direction, lands 525 miles away from destination

A British Airways flight from London to Germany accidentally took off in the wrong direction, landing 525 miles away in Scotland. The flight from London City Airport was supposed to head to Duesseldorf, Germany, but ended up in Edinburgh, Scotland, instead – the total opposite direction.

The airline said Monday the problem started when an incorrect flight plan was filed by WDL Aviation, which operated the flight on behalf of British Airways. Officials informed that the pilot followed the flight plan for Edinburgh, and that air traffic control officials also were following the same flight plan and saw nothing amiss.

WDL Aviation is investigating what went wrong. 

“We are working closely with the authorities to investigate how the obviously unfortunate mix-up of flight schedules could occur," said WDL spokesperson Joachim Schöttes. At no time has the safety of passengers been compromised. We flew the passengers on the flight with number BA3271 to Dusseldorf after the involuntary stopover in Edinburgh.”

While the mistaken landing of the flight number BA3271 took place due to submission of an incorrect flight plan, it was the awkward reaction of the flight attendant that provided some comic relief in the grave situation. In a video, now going viral, the flight attendant could be heard beginning his  announcement saying, “Holy shmoly!”

WATCH: Hyderabad-London Flight Bounces While Landing. Here's How Pilot's Lightning-quick Reflexes Averted A Disaster

Meanwhile, one passenger tweeted about his experience on the flight. He wrote: "Can you please explain how can my morning flight taking off from LCY to Dusseldorf land in Edinburgh? While an interesting concept, I don't think anyone on board has signed up for this mystery travel lottery," Tran tweeted.

British Airways responded with a tweet, writing: "The flight has been diverted to Edinburgh, we don't have any information as to why at the moment. There is an estimated departure time of 10:30 from Edinburgh to make way to Dusseldorf."

"This feels like an honest mistake rather than a diversion," Tran responded. "The crew was convinced of the Edinburgh flight path from the get-go."