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Old 28th Aug 2008, 15:53
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bplgaz
 
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Must say I refuse to join in the clapping, but I do respect the crews if they manage to pull of a greaser.
Equally, if, like my last flight on MON, the landing is a stinker after a 19 hour delay, I will quietly question the clapping of the SLF around me to my travelling companion.
Best final approach incident I can remember was on a Jet2 flight from BLK to AMS.
The chavtastic passengers were still standing on final, despite warnings from the crew.
Captain came on and gave a briefing along the lines of "I understand some of you are still standing in the cabin.
"If you don't sit down now and fasten your seatbelts, we'll go around, and we'll keep going around until you bloody well sit down."
Needless to say, on roll out the chavs were out of their seats again.
Cue a more than gentle application of the brakes on the taxiway to remind them exactly what the seatbelts are for.
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