Response to liffy2A
Dear liffya2
Further to your comments I would like to make a few reponses.
1) I have never been employed in any sector of the aviation business.
2) I abhor all types of spin in whatever guise.
3) The Captain never told us we were in 'great danger'. We were informed by cabin crew that a mayday had been sent and that we were returning to Manchester. I think most passengers were just grateful that something was being done.
4) I can say categorically there was no obvious panic. Of course people were concerned but responded appropriately. I accept that this may not always be the case but on August 19th people were sensible.
5) I contributed the post in all good faith to give my viewpoint on the incident as I happened to be a passenger on the flight.
6) I am completely unaware of the internal politics of any airline. I am simply one of those people who pays my money and travels with an airline that happens to fly to where I want to go.
7) I also just wanted to show my appreciation to all who helped out on Thursday. Its great to still be able to enjoy life!!
Im now off to have a great weekend. I hope you have a good one too.
V.