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Sorry but in my parlance running off the end of a runway is not a "crash landing" - it's simply an overrun! But the media have to pump it up to make it sound more dramatic.
But laypeople will think of this as a crash, after all, if their car ran off the road it would be called a crash!
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If we can get away from the rights and wrongs of the media and the general publics ability to digest it and back onto apparent bomb threats or hoax as we now know it to be.
I expect a captain who finds THREE notes claiming there is a bomb onboard to take some sort of action other than hope for the best.
He only requested ground support 20 mins before he touched down and that was just an ambulance for a an unrelated incident.
I appreciate a need for calm while the plane is in the air, as but "one of the great unwashed" who called Thomson the next day and asked why there were 10 fire engines and a police pressence on arrival I don't expect to be lied to and told there was not a problem with the flight when as I found out the next day in the media - clearly there was.
Why he didn't turn round or land in America I'll never know but at least I now know why I was being barked at by stewardesses for nine hours.
I expect a captain who finds THREE notes claiming there is a bomb onboard to take some sort of action other than hope for the best.
He only requested ground support 20 mins before he touched down and that was just an ambulance for a an unrelated incident.
I appreciate a need for calm while the plane is in the air, as but "one of the great unwashed" who called Thomson the next day and asked why there were 10 fire engines and a police pressence on arrival I don't expect to be lied to and told there was not a problem with the flight when as I found out the next day in the media - clearly there was.
Why he didn't turn round or land in America I'll never know but at least I now know why I was being barked at by stewardesses for nine hours.
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Why would a pilot wait 8 hours to tell the ground crew there had been three bomb threats?
I know you can't switch your mobile on up there but there must have been another way of getting a message to Newcastle from the Dom Rep.
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A spokeswoman for Newcastle International Airport said staff were made aware of the incident shortly before 4.30am after the pilot contacted ground crew.
“Airport staff immediately initiated the airport’s emergency orders and requested attendance from the emergency services in accordance with procedure,” she said.
I know you can't switch your mobile on up there but there must have been another way of getting a message to Newcastle from the Dom Rep.
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A spokeswoman for Newcastle International Airport said staff were made aware of the incident shortly before 4.30am after the pilot contacted ground crew.
“Airport staff immediately initiated the airport’s emergency orders and requested attendance from the emergency services in accordance with procedure,” she said.
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There was no 'crash', not even close to it.
So what would you call it then? From all accounts, a military jet over-ran the runway after a high speed landing after a birdstrike.
Possibly you didn't read the words with sufficient care, believing that the 'crash' referred to the holiday jet?
I wonder if you'd be happy to take this 'un-crashed' plane for a quick circuit as soon as it is hoisted off the grass?
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You stupid stupid naffing media mafia scum!
An ability to read properly is often taken for granted.
There was no 'crash', not even close to it.
So what would you call it then? From all accounts, a military jet over-ran the runway after a high speed landing after a birdstrike.
Possibly you didn't read the words with sufficient care, believing that the 'crash' referred to the holiday jet?
I wonder if you'd be happy to take this 'un-crashed' plane for a quick circuit as soon as it is hoisted off the grass?
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You stupid stupid naffing media mafia scum!
An ability to read properly is often taken for granted.
Sorry for the delay in defending myself.
I stand by my initial statement.......I didn't bother listening to the BBC video on that page, as do most who scan through the news.
The wording of the headline is very crafty, and can be taken in one of two contexts:
The sentence can be read as is published...leading one into believing the 'jet' is indeed the holiday flight that is mentioned.
OR
A jet crash landed at Newcastle airport,while a holiday flight was the subject of an apparent bomb threat.......punctuation helps enormously.
That is how I read it....what a shame you happily backlashed one of your comrades and defended our very caring british press, who are of course known for their accuracy and superior knowledge where aviation is concerned.
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To allay pax fears, ALL threats are taken very seriously indeed. Just try joking to security that you have some form of device on you, and see where that gets you!
This would have been dealt with by trained people. The end result being to take no action in this case. Surely you don't expect them to give you the details??
Security issues of this kind must not be discussed in detail here.
This would have been dealt with by trained people. The end result being to take no action in this case. Surely you don't expect them to give you the details??
Security issues of this kind must not be discussed in detail here.
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It has to be someone holidaying in barbados (is that where it was can't backspace on this slow comp) they should invesitgate, because normally they land back at departure airport and dump fuel so I would arrest them definitly (the chav who put the note in there)
The one reason I don't like media is because of this:
Will they report who did it (if they catch the person who put the note there?
Has any news company reported how the First officer of Comair flight is doing after that horrible crash?
I don't like the way they just report and dont tell us how people are getting on...that's when I feel they just do it to fill up the day...
The one reason I don't like media is because of this:
Will they report who did it (if they catch the person who put the note there?
Has any news company reported how the First officer of Comair flight is doing after that horrible crash?
I don't like the way they just report and dont tell us how people are getting on...that's when I feel they just do it to fill up the day...
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Sorry I don't know how to use this thing.
Luvly Jubbly wrote......
To allay pax fears, ALL threats are taken very seriously indeed. Just try joking to security that you have some form of device on you, and see where that gets you!
......isn't that the whole point? Someone did do that, three times, and nothing happened for 8 hours for Gawd's sake.
Luvly Jubbly wrote......
To allay pax fears, ALL threats are taken very seriously indeed. Just try joking to security that you have some form of device on you, and see where that gets you!
......isn't that the whole point? Someone did do that, three times, and nothing happened for 8 hours for Gawd's sake.
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Jeez. You lot just don't listen............................ Something was happening. Just not in full view of the pax.
And, no. The point is that people who know more about security than you, made an informed decision that in this case (correctly), there was no threat to the aircraft. ie it was a hoax.
That is why the flight continued.
And, no. The point is that people who know more about security than you, made an informed decision that in this case (correctly), there was no threat to the aircraft. ie it was a hoax.
That is why the flight continued.
