Passengers panic over false crash alarm

STORY HIGHLIGHTS

• Passengers say the recorded announcement was played about 3 hours into the flight
• "This is an emergency, we will shortly be making an emergency landing on water," voice said
• Airline: Cabin crew canceled the announcement immediately and reassured passengers

(CNN) -- British Airways is apologizing to passengers of a trans-Atlantic flight after a recorded message announcing the plane was about to make an emergency landing in the ocean was mistakenly played over the intercom.  The incident, which happened on a flight from Miami to London late Friday, caused panic in the cabin.

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