Ex-BA flight attendant sues for £750,000 after trauma of engine fire
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Ex-BA flight attendant sues for £750,000 after trauma of engine fire
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“Ms Sargeant initially perceived this as the most wonderful job,”
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One trusts that the young lady in question will have her Cabin Crew Attestation forever marked with the letters LMF (Lack of Moral Fibre)? And one further hopes that BA (in particular) and other airlines (in general) will blacklist her for future travel as a passenger, as they wouldn't want her freaking out from PTSD or some such, now would they?
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Was the engine fire due to any negligence on the side of BA?
But the claim made through the court does seem to be taking the p just a little.
BA had previously admitted liability. I believe she has settled ‘on the steps’ for £115k.
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On the basis of this settlement every other passenger and crew member is entitled make a claim. Have they been advised of this outcome?. Perhaps the "front and back office" people may want to decide if they are ready for retirement since it would almost certainly result from pushing a claim. Ah, the statute of limitations has expired, fancy that.
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It strikes me that if there was indeed complete panic on board she and her colleagues were failing to do their job properly, and if she really thought she was about to die, she was so unaware professionally that she was incompetent. Added to which, she may well have communicated her fear to others, and in so doing have started or at least contributed to the panic.
Perhaps BA should counter-sue her, or even another crew-member or passenger could do so, for causing unnecessary fear.
I don't blame BA for settling quickly and quietly to avoid further damage, but it's a pity that today's litiginous world made that their best course of action.
Perhaps BA should counter-sue her, or even another crew-member or passenger could do so, for causing unnecessary fear.
I don't blame BA for settling quickly and quietly to avoid further damage, but it's a pity that today's litiginous world made that their best course of action.
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She and others like it would do well to remember 'Whiskey Echo' What a brave crew they were.
Stewardess recalls the BOAC Flight 712 fire at Heathrow - Birmingham Post
Stewardess recalls the BOAC Flight 712 fire at Heathrow - Birmingham Post
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From The AAIB report !!
The report said: "It is unclear when or how the passengers attempted to draw this to the attention of the cabin crew, or indeed which cabin crew members were involved, but it is evidence from photographs and passenger reports that the fuel leak was clearly visible through the cabin windows.
"Despite these cues, information regarding the fuel leak was not assimilated by the cabin crew and not passed to the flight crew as required."
The report said: "It is unclear when or how the passengers attempted to draw this to the attention of the cabin crew, or indeed which cabin crew members were involved, but it is evidence from photographs and passenger reports that the fuel leak was clearly visible through the cabin windows.
"Despite these cues, information regarding the fuel leak was not assimilated by the cabin crew and not passed to the flight crew as required."
