Unlucky 13?
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Unlucky 13?
Sorry if this is a silly question but someone at work this evening was adamant that BA aircraft have no row thirteen due to its perception as an unlucky number. I think they're talking absolute bunkum. Who's right?
I can't recall noticing if aircraft in East Asia have no row 4 but it is normal for buildings to have no floor numbers that contain a 4 and some also miss out 13.
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Not forgettiung the WW2 Halifax bomber -"Friday the 13th"
Apparently the skipper was asked by the crew chief what he wanted to call it and he replied "oh anyting-I'm not superstitous"...
Neither am I but it would take some b*lls to do 30 missions with that written on the side - but they did!
Apparently the skipper was asked by the crew chief what he wanted to call it and he replied "oh anyting-I'm not superstitous"...
Neither am I but it would take some b*lls to do 30 missions with that written on the side - but they did!
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Thanks for all the replies...so there's an element of truth in what my work colleague said but it doesn't apply to BA whom she claimed it did. I look forward to putting her straight tonight
...as long as they didn't fly under any ladders they'd be OK.
Anyway - just checked Seat Guru and ANA miss out row 4 and China Eastern do but not CX or Air China.
It's all a load of bolleaux anyway.
Anyway - just checked Seat Guru and ANA miss out row 4 and China Eastern do but not CX or Air China.
It's all a load of bolleaux anyway.
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Absolute bunkum. BA planes certainly do have a row 13.
On the other hand, quite a lot of KLM planes don't :
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Incidentally it's a well-known fact that pax seated in seats 13B and 13C subsequently suffer all sorts of unfortunate life events - so I recommend that all pax and check-in staff leave those seats vacant just in case.
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On the other hand, quite a lot of KLM planes don't :
klm Aircraft
Incidentally it's a well-known fact that pax seated in seats 13B and 13C subsequently suffer all sorts of unfortunate life events - so I recommend that all pax and check-in staff leave those seats vacant just in case.
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Our condo tower on the edge of china town has no 4 , 13 , 14 or 24 th floors.
The other day there was a small child reading off the numbers as we went down , obviously learning to count. Wouldn't like to be his teacher trying to fill in the missing numbers!
The other day there was a small child reading off the numbers as we went down , obviously learning to count. Wouldn't like to be his teacher trying to fill in the missing numbers!
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Slightly tangential, but I once saw a group of passengers refuse to get on a plane after one of them noticed what was painted on the side:
N666DL
Yes, it happened in the US Bible Belt.
N666DL
Yes, it happened in the US Bible Belt.