kent_white Posted January 2 Share Posted January 2 They're not having a great New Year are they? But just looking at this plane on fire on the runway - apparently having collided with another plane on landing. Was expecting to read that everyone had been killed - but they managed to get all 379 people off the plane safely. Amazing work from the flight and ground crew! 👏👏👏 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kent_white Posted January 2 Author Share Posted January 2 Now reading 5 of the crew are unaccounted for! 😔 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Site Supporter Tonge moor green jacket Posted January 2 Site Supporter Share Posted January 2 38 minutes ago, kent_white said: Now reading 5 of the crew are unaccounted for! 😔 They are crew from the smaller coast guard plane apparently. The captain of that small has survived though. Definite film of the future this. Bit like "Sully", but hopefully without quite as much artistic licence. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Site Supporter Spider Posted January 2 Site Supporter Share Posted January 2 I know they’re well trained, but even so, getting everyone off there is pretty amazing. Helps that they’re all ickle people Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kent_white Posted January 2 Author Share Posted January 2 26 minutes ago, Tonge moor green jacket said: They are crew from the smaller coast guard plane apparently. The captain of that small has survived though. Definite film of the future this. Bit like "Sully", but hopefully without quite as much artistic licence. Ah I see! Apparently the airline of the passenger plane is a world leader in safety. Which might help explain how they managed to save so many lives! Accidents can happen, but how they responded to it sounds magnificent.... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kent_white Posted January 2 Author Share Posted January 2 16 minutes ago, Spider said: I know they’re well trained, but even so, getting everyone off there is pretty amazing. Helps that they’re all ickle people They could see how wide the flames spread for - but not how high they were. Alleviating some of the panic! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Site Supporter Tonge moor green jacket Posted January 2 Site Supporter Share Posted January 2 https://www.euronews.com/travel/2023/01/04/afraid-of-flying-these-are-officially-the-world-s-safest-airlines Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
little whitt Posted January 2 Share Posted January 2 I always book Extra Legroom seats A16/17 over the wing Fire Exit Little Whitt first out Then your Woman and Childen Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Site Supporter MickyD Posted January 2 Site Supporter Share Posted January 2 1 hour ago, little whitt said: I always book Extra Legroom seats A16/17 over the wing Fire Exit Little Whitt first out Then your Woman and Childen Every seat is relatively extra legroom isn’t it? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Site Supporter Winchester White Posted January 2 Site Supporter Share Posted January 2 1 hour ago, little whitt said: I always book Extra Legroom seats A16/17 over the wing Fire Exit Little Whitt first out Then your Woman and Childen You fly the exact same version of plane every trip? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stevieb Posted January 2 Share Posted January 2 38 minutes ago, Winchester White said: You fly the exact same version of plane every trip? He goes to the same place eleventy times a year to be fair Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Site Supporter Winchester White Posted January 2 Site Supporter Share Posted January 2 12 minutes ago, stevieb said: He goes to the same place eleventy times a year to be fair Benidorm? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
little whitt Posted January 2 Share Posted January 2 1 hour ago, Winchester White said: You fly the exact same version of plane every trip? Yes Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Site Supporter Winchester White Posted January 2 Site Supporter Share Posted January 2 4 minutes ago, little whitt said: Yes Where to? Same airline every time? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
little whitt Posted January 2 Share Posted January 2 1 minute ago, Winchester White said: Where to? Same airline every time? NO but always go for then its about £11 Extra EW Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Moderators Zico Posted January 2 Moderators Share Posted January 2 5 hours ago, Tonge moor green jacket said: https://www.euronews.com/travel/2023/01/04/afraid-of-flying-these-are-officially-the-world-s-safest-airlines Qantas never crashed Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Site Supporter Spider Posted January 2 Site Supporter Share Posted January 2 3 minutes ago, Zico said: Qantas never crashed First flew with them not long after 9/11 20 minutes into the flight, massive chant of Allah O Ahkbar from the back of the plane. Me and my mate shit our pants, then said “let’s fuck em up” (but didn’t move a muscle) Turns out it was prayer time and a couple of brothers were saying the Lord’s Prayer at top note. They fucking knew what they were doing Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
London Wanderer Posted January 3 Share Posted January 3 12 hours ago, Spider said: First flew with them not long after 9/11 20 minutes into the flight, massive chant of Allah O Ahkbar from the back of the plane. Me and my mate shit our pants, then said “let’s fuck em up” (but didn’t move a muscle) Turns out it was prayer time and a couple of brothers were saying the Lord’s Prayer at top note. They fucking knew what they were doing Geert Wilders will put a stop to this Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
London Wanderer Posted January 3 Share Posted January 3 22 hours ago, kent_white said: Ah I see! Apparently the airline of the passenger plane is a world leader in safety. Which might help explain how they managed to save so many lives! Accidents can happen, but how they responded to it sounds magnificent.... Reading that the passengers also behaved impeccably and not one tried to get any cabin bags. Makes me wonder if it would have been the same over here. Id like to think common sense would always kick in under circumstances like that. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Site Supporter Spider Posted January 3 Site Supporter Share Posted January 3 Just now, London Wanderer said: Reading that the passengers also behaved impeccably and not one tried to get any cabin bags. Makes me wonder if it would have been the same over here. Id like to think common sense would always kick in under circumstances like that. I got an easyJet back from Alicante recently and can assure you that half the plane wouldn’t have gone anywhere without their sleeves of Rothmans Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
London Wanderer Posted January 3 Share Posted January 3 3 minutes ago, Spider said: I got an easyJet back from Alicante recently and can assure you that half the plane wouldn’t have gone anywhere without their sleeves of Rothmans This is what worries me You’d end up smashing them up to get past them. Which would likely just cause more carnage. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kent_white Posted January 3 Author Share Posted January 3 18 minutes ago, London Wanderer said: Reading that the passengers also behaved impeccably and not one tried to get any cabin bags. Makes me wonder if it would have been the same over here. Id like to think common sense would always kick in under circumstances like that. I expect it would just be a free for all over here and people would get trampled...... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Site Supporter Tonge moor green jacket Posted January 3 Site Supporter Share Posted January 3 7 minutes ago, kent_white said: I expect it would just be a free for all over here and people would get trampled...... I think it would depend upon the severity of the situation. The brief clip shows smoke in the cabin, but still with a reasonable level of vision. Doors open and shutes deployed quickly and professional staff will give confidence. Had flames been barrelling down the aisles it may have looked differently. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kent_white Posted January 3 Author Share Posted January 3 23 minutes ago, Tonge moor green jacket said: I think it would depend upon the severity of the situation. The brief clip shows smoke in the cabin, but still with a reasonable level of vision. Doors open and shutes deployed quickly and professional staff will give confidence. Had flames been barrelling down the aisles it may have looked differently. I'm not sure how anyone could keep their cool if it was the latter! I think survival instinct would just kick in. Having said that - I also reckon the Japs would be more disciplined and would rather burn alive than suffer the shame of pushing past someone! There's my racial stereotypes kicking in! 😁 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Site Supporter Tonge moor green jacket Posted January 3 Site Supporter Share Posted January 3 1 hour ago, kent_white said: I'm not sure how anyone could keep their cool if it was the latter! I think survival instinct would just kick in. Having said that - I also reckon the Japs would be more disciplined and would rather burn alive than suffer the shame of pushing past someone! There's my racial stereotypes kicking in! 😁 Ooo, you are awful 🤣 I wonder how many escape doors there are on that plane, and how many were usable at the time? Anyway, looking at the wreckage this morning, and the tyres on the wheels didn't seem to have (completely) burned away. Wonder what they're made of to withstand that! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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