Originally Posted by
DaveReidUK
Just when we thought the SQ debate had run its course and there was nothing new that could usefully be added ...
Heaven forbid that the respective investigations - EK and SQ - should both conclude that the crew in question made the correct decision in the (significantly different) circumstances.
Sorry Dave. Different circumstances, I will grant you. But...
EQ... Immediate evac, history shows a good call.
SQ... No evac. History tells us they all survived. By the skin of their teeth, perhaps? But that doesn't make it a good call in my book.
At least we can agree on a happy ending for SQ. Alas not for EQ, with the death of a firefighter.
I have no doubt that if SQ had evacuated, they all would have survived. And would have been at much lower risk....
This is not a game of hindsight. We are in the business of minimising risk.