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US fighters scrambled because of unruly passenger on Cuba flight
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Unruly passenger in first class. Must be an interesting story.
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First Class on Sunwing is a definite "contradiction in terms "
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The first class thing is about another incident but involving a Delta flight this time.
From the link above: This was the second such incident involving a North American flight on Thursday night. Officials say a Delta Airlines flight bound for Beijing returned to Seattle-Tacoma International Airport after a passenger assaulted a flight attendant. Airport spokesman Perry Cooper says a man in first class assaulted a flight attendant about 45 minutes into the flight and that passengers then helped restrain the man until the plane landed back in Seattle. |
Six ...
.... count'm, SIX fighter planes scrambled for one drunk.
What the hell has happened to our industry? |
Well good excuse to build some flying time and spend taxpayer's money we don't have.
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I'm intrigued to know what possible effect one fighter, let alone six, could have over an unruly drunk.
What thought process could ever lead to that deployment? Perhaps the Air Force will send an outreach councellor when a herd of Bears or Backfires come calling? |
Originally Posted by ehwatezedoing
(Post 9823520)
The first class thing is about another incident but involving a Delta flight this time.
From the link above: That's my understanding anyway.... Alas one of the crew was taken to hospital with quite serious facial injuries so not as amusing as it could have been. |
Originally Posted by oleary
(Post 9824137)
.... count'm, SIX fighter planes scrambled for one drunk.
What the hell has happened to our industry? What the hell has happened to fighter pilots? ;) |
Why not scramble six? Practice is practice. When "offered" emergency services on arrival, will never say no, practice is practice.... This :mad: about "what has this career become"....
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It's not just Americans. During the '76 Montreal Olympics Games the CAF had CF104s patrolling overhead!
After an excellent landing etc... |
Things aren't always as they appear...
Originally Posted by noflynomore
(Post 9824348)
I'm intrigued to know what possible effect one fighter, let alone six, could have over an unruly drunk.
What thought process could ever lead to that deployment?
Which is by way of saying, if it turned out to be a hijack rather than a drunk, then a fighter could have done the unpleasant-but-necessary thing. But your'e right about six. Two would have been plenty. |
Originally Posted by Gauges and Dials
(Post 9829912)
if it turned out to be a hijack rather than a drunk, then a fighter could have done the unpleasant-but-necessary thing.
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Originally Posted by noflynomore
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I'm intrigued to know what possible effect one fighter, let alone six, could have over an unruly drunk.
What thought process could ever lead to that deployment? Perhaps the Air Force will send an outreach councellor when a herd of Bears or Backfires come calling? It is there to shoot down the aircraft if it looks like doing a 9/11 and puts a pair of eyes up close to monitor things. |
Numbers game
Assuming it may be a planned action there may be other flights in on the exercise so may as well send up 6 fighters.
If worse case scenario then 300 v potential of N would see 300 sacked as they are goners already and save N. |
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