Originally Posted by
Lookleft
There were two carriers jumping for glee when Ansett collapsed. The pilots who had been with Impulse were also clapping and cheering when Ansett went under. How do I know that? They were still quite happy to tell me when I started with Jetstar.
Dualing swords removed for a brief moment. This is probably the only thing we will ever agree on Lookleft. I happened to be sitting in an AN flight deck jump seat on their final day of operation. I clearly recall
VB ground staff on the tarmac who were turning around two of their aircraft and they were flipping us the bird and then laughing, clapping and waving goodbye. Another AN acquaintance of mine also reported a similar thing at his location with the added bonus that there were
VB employees in both the fwd and aft cargo holds and they were ‘mooning’ the AN aircraft as it taxied past them on an adjacent aircraft bay.