. . . And that would help.....how? Let's not turn this into a TriStar bashing thread; they are, after all, stepping up to the plate where the charter has failed.
Well it's a bit thick to blame the charter for all of this. Now we all know that this is a rumour network and we can expect rumours to fly thick and fast when this sort of thing unfortunately happens. But sufficient time has passed to now look and see the REAL reason that the 747 airbridge didn't make it to ASI / MPA.
And the REAL reason / blame doesn't lay with the Charter.
The charter had a tech problem ( nws ) which was very fixable. The crew were taking min rest whilst the required part ( nws cable ) was sourced and all was looking well . . albeit with a delay. The 747 was
safely parked on the Apron at the customer's home base, RAF Brize Norton.
Now the
CUSTOMER enters the arena and the
CUSTOMER damages the charter's 747 by closing the cargo door when the loader was NOT CLEAR.
This is not Rumour. This is what ACTUALLY happened.
The cargo door was seriously damaged and this was down to the Customer and not the Charter.
Of course it was a very unfortunate accident (they do happen in life) and it was at a very unpopular time and lots of people's Christmas has been badly disrupted (including that of the charter crews) . . . . but don't let us go chastising the charter people for this. They didn't damage their 747, we the customer did.
But the milk was well and truely spilt and tears were shed but there was nothing the charter could do to magic up an instant repair. Well done the RAF for getting the Tristar people in at such short notice to try and rescue what they could and many thanks to the actual Tristar crew.
But let's not forget that the 747 is a good airbridge for ASI / MPA and we all look forward to seeing it back with us as soon as possible.
Merry Christmas to All !
