*Lancer*
17th Apr 2006, 07:31
The following is extracted from today's online Sydney Morning Herald. It refers to the BA10 diversion to Uralsk last night that is being discussed on Rumours and News. Just goes to show the media likes to read, and will quote from the site!
www.smh.com.au :
After arriving in Uralsk, passengers were forced to jump "about two feet from the aircraft door" onto a staircase to get off the plane, according to a report on the Professional Pilots Rumour Network website, an online forum for pilots and airline industry workers.
"Spoke to a friend on this flight; she said it was scary," said a forum correspondent named Dakar.
"She went [on] to say a lot of children [were] on the flight, with no change of clothing and becoming restless.
"She also said the aircraft drew a lot of attention whilst on the ground. Police, Army, the Mayor all coming on board, the local press was there."
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The passenger quoted on the PPRN website "could not praise the crew enough", according to Dakar.
"After first and club had been transferred to the first relief aircraft, the cabin crew allowed the remaining passengers to use both club and first cabins to sleep."
Another correspondent, Flightrider, said: "The runway [at Uralsk] is probably one of the bumpiest in living memory. [The] surface particularly at one end . . . is quite poor.
"I can imagine that a 747-400 landing here would create an absolutely huge stir."
www.smh.com.au :
After arriving in Uralsk, passengers were forced to jump "about two feet from the aircraft door" onto a staircase to get off the plane, according to a report on the Professional Pilots Rumour Network website, an online forum for pilots and airline industry workers.
"Spoke to a friend on this flight; she said it was scary," said a forum correspondent named Dakar.
"She went [on] to say a lot of children [were] on the flight, with no change of clothing and becoming restless.
"She also said the aircraft drew a lot of attention whilst on the ground. Police, Army, the Mayor all coming on board, the local press was there."
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The passenger quoted on the PPRN website "could not praise the crew enough", according to Dakar.
"After first and club had been transferred to the first relief aircraft, the cabin crew allowed the remaining passengers to use both club and first cabins to sleep."
Another correspondent, Flightrider, said: "The runway [at Uralsk] is probably one of the bumpiest in living memory. [The] surface particularly at one end . . . is quite poor.
"I can imagine that a 747-400 landing here would create an absolutely huge stir."