VS bomb threat - divert STN
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VS bomb threat - divert STN
The BBC are reporting that a VS aircraft ex HKG has diverted to Stansted due to a bomb threat. Reported as having landed safely at about 0530 UK time with 233 pax on board.
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Hmmm. Seems to be coming more and more common. I pray that its not a "Cry Wolf" situation, softening response to these warnings. I wonder if the warning was phoned into a newspaper like the other ones.
I hope they catch the hoaxers (i use this word carefully) and cut their balls off.
I hope they catch the hoaxers (i use this word carefully) and cut their balls off.
I hope they catch the hoaxers (i use this word carefully) and cut their balls off.
The question is IK, how do you know they are male????
Whoever they are, I wish them great pain throughout their sad existence, and multiple delays on any journeys they go on.
The question is IK, how do you know they are male????
Whoever they are, I wish them great pain throughout their sad existence, and multiple delays on any journeys they go on.
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Hanging is too good for them. Male or Female.
At this time, when the industry is slowly getting back on it's feet, bombscares like this are not only alarming to the public, but potentially crippling to airlines (assuming they are hoaxes).
It could just be a couple of spotty 13 year old Herberts thinking it's a "great laugh" or "really cool".
The first line of my post still applies.
At this time, when the industry is slowly getting back on it's feet, bombscares like this are not only alarming to the public, but potentially crippling to airlines (assuming they are hoaxes).
It could just be a couple of spotty 13 year old Herberts thinking it's a "great laugh" or "really cool".
The first line of my post still applies.
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The Sky newsreader has just said" The transatlantic jet flying from Hong Kong to Heathrow,"......I suppose if you are used to getting the facts right you aren't suitable for work for the media....
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Hmmm. Seems to be coming more and more common. I pray that its not a "Cry Wolf" situation, softening response to these warnings. I wonder if the warning was phoned into a newspaper like the other ones.
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I live close to the QRA station, I heard them go up this morning and on the previous occasion (athens flight). Noise abatement is not on the list of priorities, so I would gather any such threat will get treated very seriously. It would be insane to disregard the warnings, hoax or otherwise.
Hmmm. Seems to be coming more and more common. I pray that its not a "Cry Wolf" situation, softening response to these warnings. I wonder if the warning was phoned into a newspaper like the other ones.
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I live close to the QRA station, I heard them go up this morning and on the previous occasion (athens flight). Noise abatement is not on the list of priorities, so I would gather any such threat will get treated very seriously. It would be insane to disregard the warnings, hoax or otherwise.
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No A340 qualified people here at STN, we never get these a/c in normally
The reason nobody will handle these "threat" aircraft is that the handling agents insurance company cannot and will not cover the costs involved if something did happen to any of it's staff.
Also under the health and safety at work act employers have a responsibilty for the safety and well being of their staff, I hardly thing asking blokes to go and offlaod bags with possible bombs in them is a reasonable request, and therefore the guys would be perfectly withing their rights to say "on yer bike" which is what happend last time when the Olympic arrived (hence the reason for the delay to the steps as discussed in another post) this was eventually offloaded by managers.
Since then it has been made perfectly clear by the powers that be that under no circumstances should handling agents get involved in anything to do with these situations until the police, army, SAS or whoever is in charge has declared it perfectly safe, and even then they still don't have to deal with it.
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Servicing, unloading bags, refuelling, toilet dumping etc etc is all the same thing.
We are only covered by insurance if it is one of our own a/c, even then it is a voluntary act if we were to go to the a/c until declared safe, and no action can be taken against us if we choose not to. We handle 3rd party airlines and are therefore not covered by insurance if something does happen so quite understandable if nobody comes fwd until the incident is declared safe.
We are only covered by insurance if it is one of our own a/c, even then it is a voluntary act if we were to go to the a/c until declared safe, and no action can be taken against us if we choose not to. We handle 3rd party airlines and are therefore not covered by insurance if something does happen so quite understandable if nobody comes fwd until the incident is declared safe.
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Flyingphil,
STN is fully equip for these type of events. There is a police anti terrorist squad based just down the road.
LHR would be out of the question, flying over London with a suspect bomb on board? I don't think so!
STN is fully equip for these type of events. There is a police anti terrorist squad based just down the road.
LHR would be out of the question, flying over London with a suspect bomb on board? I don't think so!
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Ah soo its different from Germany where crazy people can fly over big cities with hijacked pipers without getting shot
and where airliners diverting due to bomb-threads or hijacking approach via downtown to the next rwy.
Thanx for the replies that makes sense!
and where airliners diverting due to bomb-threads or hijacking approach via downtown to the next rwy.
Thanx for the replies that makes sense!