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| For ****'* sake, it's THOMSON not Thompson. |
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| I'll be the first to admit our marketing folk have made a hash of the brand of late but if you are going to report anything on PPRuNe of such a serious nature I think the least you can do is check the spelling of Whom you are reporting. |
I received the information audially (sp?) from the BBC Radio and relayed the information
without making any form of check (which would have delayed the report).
For me, the important (and urgent) transmission of the fact that
all passengers were safe over-ruled the need to check spelling of a name that most (if not all) of those involved would understand. Having given the flight reference number, ani fule would kno what airline was involved.
If you are interested, initial reports received stated that 'there had been a fire onboard and that a full-scale evacuation had been instigated'. The initial source reported that she had been barged out of the way by male passengers (not very gentlemanly, but suggestive of some degree of self-preservation). Naturally, a fire onboard an aircraft about to depart can rapidly develop and 'grow' - both in reality, but particularly by word-of-mouth.
I amended the initial report as more information became available, so (I hope) readers were able to realise that this was a 'non-event' rather than a catastrophe whilst alerting those who might be meeting the flight that there could be a delay . . .
Well done the BBC I say!
When I
did reach the airline website, the only option was to book a flight - no 'breaking news' . . .