Cabin door ripped off Jetstar plane, passengers stranded
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Cabin door ripped off Jetstar plane, passengers stranded
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Monday, June 21, 2004. 10:29pm (AEST)
Cabin door ripped off Jetstar plane, passengers stranded
An investigation is underway into a mishap involving a Jetstar flight from Sydney to Coolangatta that has left more than 100 passengers stranded on the Gold Coast tonight.
The plane was damaged in an accident on the Sydney airport tarmac.
The budget airline says the incident occurred as the plane tried to depart the terminal just before 7:00pm.
Corporate relations manager Simon Westaway says it appears the cabin door of the Boeing 717 was still attached to the airbridge.
"There was no impact on the passengers on the plane in terms of any injury under any circumstances, however the aircraft was inoperable to fly," he said.
The cabin door was ripped off in the incident.
Around 125 passengers were transferred to other Jetstar and Qantas services and were all due to arrive in Brisbane or Coolangatta tonight.
But the return flight from the Gold Coast has been cancelled and Jetstar will meet the accommodation costs of the 125 passengers left stranded at Coolangatta.
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Monday, June 21, 2004. 10:29pm (AEST)
Cabin door ripped off Jetstar plane, passengers stranded
An investigation is underway into a mishap involving a Jetstar flight from Sydney to Coolangatta that has left more than 100 passengers stranded on the Gold Coast tonight.
The plane was damaged in an accident on the Sydney airport tarmac.
The budget airline says the incident occurred as the plane tried to depart the terminal just before 7:00pm.
Corporate relations manager Simon Westaway says it appears the cabin door of the Boeing 717 was still attached to the airbridge.
"There was no impact on the passengers on the plane in terms of any injury under any circumstances, however the aircraft was inoperable to fly," he said.
The cabin door was ripped off in the incident.
Around 125 passengers were transferred to other Jetstar and Qantas services and were all due to arrive in Brisbane or Coolangatta tonight.
But the return flight from the Gold Coast has been cancelled and Jetstar will meet the accommodation costs of the 125 passengers left stranded at Coolangatta.
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Reality check.
That's what happens when you remove layers of safety to save money..........accidents and false economy.
Now the jetsafe campaign is proven right after all. (it was only a matter of time).
There is no substitute for experience and qualification. Return engineers to the tarmac before a more serious accident happens I say.
That's what happens when you remove layers of safety to save money..........accidents and false economy.
Now the jetsafe campaign is proven right after all. (it was only a matter of time).
There is no substitute for experience and qualification. Return engineers to the tarmac before a more serious accident happens I say.
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F.O. Gee its lucky we checked those pax in 30 minutes prior.
CAPT Yeah, lets get push back quickly, or theyre going to pay us more!
F.O. Crikey, you are right. We dont want any more pay! Request push back.
CAPT Fantastic. We just ripped the door off! That will show the QANTAS group how much we really should be paid!
F.O. Can we rip the others off too?
One day the travelling public will wake up to the fact that these people are dangerous. I'm just worried that it will take an A320 clearing a forrest before they do.
CAPT Yeah, lets get push back quickly, or theyre going to pay us more!
F.O. Crikey, you are right. We dont want any more pay! Request push back.
CAPT Fantastic. We just ripped the door off! That will show the QANTAS group how much we really should be paid!
F.O. Can we rip the others off too?
One day the travelling public will wake up to the fact that these people are dangerous. I'm just worried that it will take an A320 clearing a forrest before they do.
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heheheee......
Chuck......I like it
very funny.
But I know a few J* drivers and two in particular are probably better pilots than you are, unless you're very much in the upper ranges in terms of aptitude, airmanship, SA, etc, etc. The rest, I don't know but these guys check them.
I've flown with them.
Chuck......I like it
very funny.But I know a few J* drivers and two in particular are probably better pilots than you are, unless you're very much in the upper ranges in terms of aptitude, airmanship, SA, etc, etc. The rest, I don't know but these guys check them.
I've flown with them.
Capt:- Arrrr... Isn't it great we're such great pilots and therefore paid so much!!
Fo:- Yes oh imperial master and chief of every thing....but...may I have your exalted permission to go around as it's a bit rainy?
Capt:- Yes err no err I have it..no I don't umm err......HHmmm, might be time to cash in my super and buy a small South American country...
Fo:- Yes oh imperial master and chief of every thing....but...may I have your exalted permission to go around as it's a bit rainy?
Capt:- Yes err no err I have it..no I don't umm err......HHmmm, might be time to cash in my super and buy a small South American country...
Perhaps instead of this crap, people posting on this topic should be asking why this is the second incident in 12 months in Sydney by a QF group aircraft that has resulted in damage to the door by pushing back with the door open and aerobridge in place.
Correct me if I am wrong....
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Sadly, unless they change their ways, this will as predicted be the first of many incidents. 
You cannot just discard safety built over over decades, purely to save money, and not expect incidents and accidents.
Hopefully Jetstar will now follow Jetsafe, as does every other Australian Airline, before there is a much more serious incident.
You cannot just discard safety built over over decades, purely to save money, and not expect incidents and accidents.
Hopefully Jetstar will now follow Jetsafe, as does every other Australian Airline, before there is a much more serious incident.
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I'm not sure on how Jetsafe would have guaranteed a different outcome here, after all didn't the QF A330 have a ground engineer in attendance when it had it's push back incident in SYD?
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Yellow Rocket.
What does OOL's lack of aerobridges have to do with this? The incident was allegedly in SYD.
Now, I consider myself, somewhat of an expert in matters of Door vs. Bridge incidents. And having "crunched" a DC-10 door, I think I can safely say that these incidents should never happen when there's Gingerbeers on the Tarmac. However, accidents, oversights & Fcukups do happen. Whilst we can postulate over how it happened & why it wouldn't have happened if...blah, blah, blah...the simple answer is that everyone has to be vigilant, that includes Tech's, CSO's, engineers etc. Mind you, as a punter, I'd rather know that you blokes up the front are concentrating on things other than if the door is shut.
But, that brings me to my only question. Is there a door warning system on the B717, like just about every other aircraft out there?
What does OOL's lack of aerobridges have to do with this? The incident was allegedly in SYD.
Now, I consider myself, somewhat of an expert in matters of Door vs. Bridge incidents. And having "crunched" a DC-10 door, I think I can safely say that these incidents should never happen when there's Gingerbeers on the Tarmac. However, accidents, oversights & Fcukups do happen. Whilst we can postulate over how it happened & why it wouldn't have happened if...blah, blah, blah...the simple answer is that everyone has to be vigilant, that includes Tech's, CSO's, engineers etc. Mind you, as a punter, I'd rather know that you blokes up the front are concentrating on things other than if the door is shut.
But, that brings me to my only question. Is there a door warning system on the B717, like just about every other aircraft out there?
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I was 9 yrs with a 3rd world Pacific Nation Airline, only 1 recorded ground damage incident that I knew of.Every turn around done on "melanesian time".i.e. NO RUSH. I'm now with an airline contracting co.where ground damage is not uncommon, sometimes resulting in a/c lay ups of up to a week.The problem is contract ground staff being pressured to turn aircraft around too quickly! Expect more of the same, especially when the new "larger"buses arrive.