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Old 17th Nov 2007, 22:03
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Re the clip. The only really relevant part was the first interview, of an Ecuarorean pilot whose comments appeared to me, at least, to be very very much in the direction of "let's wait for more information". The interviewer asked about aquaplaning and said that local pilots, with "greater local knowlege therefore more caution" tended to fly under the GS; the interviewee promptly said that if they did so they'd be in breach of SOPs. He also said the very rapid fire truck response was reassuring.

The rest of the clip, with other interviewees, concerns Iberia's supposed lack of proper attention to distraught passengers, and a to-and-fro regarding the location/changes to the concession details of a new Quito airport; I switched off.
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