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Virgin Australia Flight hijacked
Coming through now. Reports BNE-DPS flight hijacked and forced to land in Bali.
Hope all ok with pax and crew, if true |
ABC picked up the story . . . . .
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VOZ65 maybe, SYD - DPS has turned now tracking towards DN
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Seems to be a drunk pax has tried to enter the cockpit. VA are now saying not a hijacking situation.
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Drunk passenger tried to enter cockpit
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Oh well a couple of years in kerobakan will sort out any issues the pax might have.
Might add more as a side effect |
Drunk passenger tried to enter cockpit 1. Does Virgin Australia have a 'responsible service of alcohol' policy? 2. Do Virgin Australia cabin crew regularly patrol the cabin to check that the punters are behaving and not consuming any duty free purchases? If the flight originated from Brisvegas, the drunk punter must have gotten himself into that condition while en route to Bali. I hear on the ABC conflicting reports: one about a drunk, the other about a sick pax. How will Virgin spin out of this incident that has closed an international airport? Is this a matter if reap what you sow? |
At the risk of being 'flamed'. I ask 1. Does Virgin Australia have a 'responsible service of alcohol' policy? 2. Do Virgin Australia cabin crew regularly patrol the cabin to check that the punters are behaving and not consuming any duty free purchases? 2. No they don't. They get pi$$ed with the punters. Its a complete free for all. 3. Your a complete pillock and only marginally more creditable than GT. Do you work at "Australia's only Boeing 777 simulator" as well? Consider yourself flamed.... |
Gate 15L :D:D:D:D:D:D:D:D:D:D:D:D:D
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I do like however the way the VA "official" said "there was no threat to the passengers safety". (source Nine MSN).
The fact that a drunken imbecile may have attempted to wreak havoc in the flight deck meant of course there would have been a threat to everyone's safety! just say it as it is. Bloody PR, Spin Doctor oxygen thief.:ugh: |
… forced to land in Bali... Awesome reporting :ok: |
Admirable attempts to hose down the situation girls, but there are a couple of issues outstanding;
- FR24's display had the flight squawking 7500 - was this artistic licence or fact? - who overreacted, the Indons (5 trucks worth of excitable gun toting types and closing the airport) or the crew? - note to VA PR, a drunk pax stirring shyte on a flight isn't a medical emergency (as stated in their first statements to the media) and saying so only makes it look as though you're hiding something. The only upside of this debacle is that young fella me lad is going to have plenty of time to reflect on his idiocy in a less than salubrious environment. |
who overreacted, the Indons (5 trucks worth of excitable gun toting types and closing the airport) or the crew? http://assets.nydailynews.com/polopo...d.jpg?enlarged |
Originally Posted by Just N Cider
Isn't that the destination the aircraft was going anyway?
Awesome reporting :ok: |
-JLS-,troubling indeed.
:E |
Perhaps the pax was angry that there was no face painting onboard, no wacky dance routines and no humorous banter during the safety demo?
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So when's this going to become all about Qantas?
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Bogan.
The benefit is a net increase in the IQ of both Australia and Indonesia with his tranfer to the Indon Judicial system :D |
The guy is a plumber from NSW. He might get to spend some time checking out the plumbing at Hotel K.
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So when's this going to become all about Qantas? Oh wait a minute. Did I just make it about QANTAS? :} |
So you think the Indonesians overreacted? Wait until November when the combined efforts of Fedpol, Qpol and the ADF swing into top gear for the G20. The debacle that was CHOGM will pale into insignificance.
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Bro watch the formal dress jandals.
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Fed up with bad behaving pax. I do really hope he ends up in jail
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He would already be in custody, which can be unpleasant enough.
But now the Aussie embassy up there will be working to have him represented and sent home, all expenses paid by we, the taxpayers. Re squawking 7500 - wouldn't that be a bit excessive unless the guy had made a direct threat? Maybe for disruptive pax we need another code to get the cops to the aircraft in a hurry; batons and tasers at the ready. |
Maybe for disruptive pax we need another code to get the cops to the aircraft in a hurry; batons and tasers at the ready. |
"But now the Aussie embassy up there will be working to have him represented and sent home, all expenses paid by we, the taxpayers."
Back Home and released by Xmas if the fluffies have anything to do with it ! |
A couple of points come to mind.
If the cabin crew had been serving this git grog for the last 3 odd hours, surely they would have known he was two sheets. If so why wasn't this communicated to the skipper. If it was, when was the last time a successful hijack was carried out by a retard drunk?? Especially since enhanced security flight deck doors were installed. Squawking the code for a drunk bashing on a door that could take a decent explosive seems a bit harsh. But then again, I wasn't there, so who am I to judge? |
At the risk of being 'flamed'. I ask 1. Does Virgin Australia have a 'responsible service of alcohol' policy? 2. Do Virgin Australia cabin crew regularly patrol the cabin to check that the punters are behaving and not consuming any duty free purchases? If the flight originated from Brisvegas, the drunk punter must have gotten himself into that condition while en route to Bali. I hear on the ABC conflicting reports: one about a drunk, the other about a sick pax. How will Virgin spin out of this incident that has closed an international airport? Is this a matter if reap what you sow? 1 On what planet do you live and how on earth did you escape it? 2 Please do us all a favour and don't listen to the voices in your head. Who would have thought there could be more than one lunatic like our mate sobering up in Bali. At least he will be sober later today! Jesus wept. |
What about the crew have they been allowed to return home
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A couple of points come to mind. If the cabin crew had been serving this git grog for the last 3 odd hours, surely they would have known he was two sheets. If so why wasn't this communicated to the skipper. If it was, when was the last time a successful hijack was carried out by a retard drunk?? Especially since enhanced security flight deck doors were installed. Squawking the code for a drunk bashing on a door that could take a decent explosive seems a bit harsh. But then again, I wasn't there, so who am I to judge? You are not in a position to judge. Talk about the armchair experts all vying for their 10 lines of fame on PPRuNe! Unbelievable! |
The problem with sending a message to the company to call the cops is that some tosser from the PR department, or some local manager who does not want a scene or schedule disruption, may water down or even disregard the captain's instruction.
Having an internationally-recognised code that stopped short of requiring armed intervention but still triggered official action would remove any management indecision or interference. In certain jurisdictions, banging off the hijack code for a relatively minor incident could have unintended consequences. |
Has everyone forgotten what happened on the impulse B717 flight 7-8 years ago, when a passenger with mental health issues tried to enter the flight deck. I'm sure the injured Cabin Crew on that flight haven't forgotten it. One passenger either drunk or suffering from mental health issues can be just as dangerous as any terrorist.
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In certain jurisdictions, banging off the hijack code for a relatively minor incident could have unintended consequences. |
From AIC H15/20
The pilot of an aircraft encountering an emergency in flight, other than loss of two--way communications, should select code the follow codes: 7700 in-flight emergency 7500 unlawful interference 7400 drunk passenger banking on door 7370 drunk passenger propositioning cabin crew 7360 sober passenger propositioning cabin crew 7350 drunk passenger being offensive 7340 drunk passenger during flight to alcohol-free country 7270 group: exhaustion of in-flight duty-free supplies, specifically 7271 gin 7100 group: flight-crew unable to perform required maneuvers, specifically7272 rum 7273 whisky 7274 cigarettes 7101 visual approach 7110 IPad batteries exhausted7102 RNP approach 7103 RMP approach (Canadian aircraft only) 7104 any approach 7120 crew unable to use or understand radio phraseology 7121 crew speaking too fast 7150 pilot behind aircraft7122 crew mumbling 7123 ATC speaking too fast 7124 ATC mumbling 7155 pilot more than 10 mins behind aircraft |
Ad astra.. I neither seek fame here nor am I an armchair expert. I merely wished to raise these points for mature discussion, something which you are clearly incapable of doing.
What transpired led to an international airport being closed for some time and a lot of costly diversions being carried out. The authorities acted in accordance with set down procedures as they would. If the correct procedure for dealing with unruly passengers in VA is to squawk h/j , well then so be it. As always, we can learn from these experiences without being denigrated for putting the discussion out there. Please remember the first "P" in this forum is professional . |
The problem with sending a message to the company to call the cops is that some tosser from the PR department, or some local manager who does not want a scene or schedule disruption, may water down or even disregard the captain's instruction. Having an internationally-recognised code that stopped short of requiring armed intervention but still triggered official action would remove any management indecision or interference. In certain jurisdictions, banging off the hijack code for a relatively minor incident could have unintended consequences. Please keep in mind this is in response to the suggestion of a new code for disruptive pax, not in any way a criticism of what happened as I don't know and therefore I'm not in a position to comment. |
the code reported to be used is for unlawful interference which on the face of it happened.
without being there, doesnt seem to me like they over reacted at all. alls well that ends well :ok: |
Ad Astra manages to personally attack those who make valid and logical points. Like those of his ilk, his childish comments say more about him than anything else. His ad hominem attacks do nothing to advance his argument, if he has one. :ugh:
On publicly available information, this incident appears to reflect poorly on the professionalism of the airline concerned. Whoever has heard before of a drunk pax being responsible for the closure of an international airport with subsequent disruption and inconvenience? If VA had the wisdom, they'd have fitted ACARS to their aircraft. As we know, this system, and the digital sat-phone, is probably the most secure way in which to communicate. A lot of issues can be easily resolved with either tool. |
ken it wasnt virgin that told the indos to halt all other operations. they did it themselves.
hindsight is a wonderful thing after the fact |
Whoever has heard before of a drunk pax being responsible for the closure of an international airport with subsequent disruption and inconvenience? I think ad astra's points are well made. ACARs is secure is it? |
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