Thanks for all your input though I would ask the moderators that this thread not be moved but could we please create a poll instead. Something along the lines of: 'Given the knowledge, would pilot experience be a factor in your decision on which flight to book?'
And for those who trust airlines to do the right think, have a look at this:
Report: Finncomm AT42 at Seinäjoki on Jan 1st 2007, 4 go-arounds due to inexperienced crew
Report: Finncomm AT42 at Seinäjoki on Jan 1st 2007, 4 go-arounds due to inexperienced crew
A Finncomm Airlines ATR42-500, registration OH-ATB performing flight FC205 from Helsinki to Seinäjoki, aborted landing at Seinäjoki after an EGPWS terrain alert. After the go-around another attempt was performed resulting again in an EGPWS terrain alert and a go-around. During the go-around, while turning onto final approach course, airspeed dropped, the autopilot disconnected and the stick pusher activated. The crew assumed an electrical malfunction and climbed to 7000 feet to sort the supposed malfunction out. After no malfunction was found, the crew attempted a third approach, again resulting in an EGPWS Too Low Alert and a go-around. Only now the crew discovered, that the first officer's QNH was still set to 1013 millibar instead of the aerodrom's 978 millibar prompting the first officer, who was pilot flying, to fly around 1000 feet too low. The false setting was corrected and a fourth approach attempted using the ILS to runway 32 circling to 14. On downwind to runway 14 a configuration alarm sounded, and during turn onto final the airplane banked 50 degrees triggered a bank angle warning with the airplane rolling out at heading 050 instead of 0130. Another go-around was performed, the captain now deciding to divert to Vaasa, where the airplane finally landed safely.
The captain had 50 hours on type with 3500 hours total flying time, and the first officer 80 hours on type. The airline had marked both pilots as inexperienced, and they should never have been paired, but that was overlooked because of rapid fleet expansion.