View Full Version : JAL aborted take off at Sapporo
enola-gay
23rd Feb 2016, 18:20
Passengers flee plane after smoke fills cabin - BBC News (http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-asia-35645824)
Why are all the passengers wearing surgical masks in the terminal?
hoss183
23rd Feb 2016, 18:28
Passengers flee plane after smoke fills cabin - BBC News (http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-asia-35645824)
Why are all the passengers wearing surgical masks in the terminal?
Its Japanese culture to wear masks if you have a cold, to prevent other catching it. More a politeness thing that actual prevention. You would see it often in the street in winter.
ManaAdaSystem
23rd Feb 2016, 18:30
Deiceing fluid in the airconditioning system?
CONSO
23rd Feb 2016, 19:27
Engine smoke forces evacuation of JAL plane in snow | The Seattle Times (http://www.seattletimes.com/nation-world/engine-fire-forces-evacuation-of-jal-plane-in-snow-in-japan/)
Quote:
Kyodo said that the engine stalled after sucking in snow, and that there was an explosive sound when a pilot restarted it.
The Boeing 737 with 159 passengers and six crew members was bound for Fukuoka in southern Japan.
Wageslave
23rd Feb 2016, 21:03
Doesn't seem to be much future in trying to go anywhere except back to the terminal in conditions like that though, does it?