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Old 17th Sep 2015, 15:18
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Nialler
 
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My assumption is that they tried to land, found the runway occupied by a bird, went around making all the noise and then put it back down again. Well done the flight crew.

Now looking forward to all the "passengers screaming in terror" and "I was convinced we were all going to die" headlines in the national news in the morning.
If you have a cabin photo please forward it to the Daily Mail.

Actually, cabin photos could be a nice little nixer for CC, so long as they know the situation and are in control. Hell, the photos could look even better if they stoked up the passengers a bit.

Or how about this announcement:

"Hello, our pilots are bringing us in on one engine after a bird-strike. This is an entirely well-rehearsed procedure and the landing will be as normal as the previous landings you've experienced. However, could everybody for the moment scream and wave hands while our cabin crew take some photos and video for the tabloids? The proceeds from the photos will pay for a rather nice meal for us all at Le Coq d'Argent later this evening. Excellent. OK, calm down everybody while the drivers slick this thing in as normal. Oh, the restaurant will require advance notice of anyone eating chateaubriand. We'll sort that out in the terminal."
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