I followed other reports in Turkey (where we spend our holidays). Didn't understand all they where saying but asked the barman to translate.
Appearently there has been a discussion about the pilots leaving the aircraft and people said it's not right - but a spokesman from the Turkish ALPA answered that 'an airplane without pilots can't fly...'
On CNN Turk a speaker called on of the pax in the airplane on her cell phone and seriously asked her to give the phone to one of the hijackers...
to ask them what they want. I find that un
believable !
She than asked the pax to at least talk to one of the CCMs...if these guys where serious think of what could have happend to the pax or crew.
How far can they go for a good story?
A day later it has been reported that they only carried a package of playing daugh not any explosives - but who could tell ?
Looking at the tail slide - it sure didn't inflate the way it supposed to and I saw pax falling out that exit rather than using the slide.
Good thing is though that nothing really happend.