Iberia Pilot announcement on PA: "Landing in Palestine"
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Iberia Pilot announcement on PA: "Landing in Palestine"
Here is your "what the €@&/£$¥#" moment of the day:
Apparently the captain of an Iberia flight into Tel Aviv announced they would be landing in Palestine in a few minutes.
Really. Of all unprofessional things that one could possibly say on the PA system, this would surely make the top 3.
Regardless what your political opinion is. And sure, anyone is entitled to have one.
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Apparently the captain of an Iberia flight into Tel Aviv announced they would be landing in Palestine in a few minutes.
Really. Of all unprofessional things that one could possibly say on the PA system, this would surely make the top 3.
Regardless what your political opinion is. And sure, anyone is entitled to have one.
The Jerusalem Post
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Or simply an attempt to humor.
Anyway a strom in a glass of water.
recently on AF inbound flight to StPtersburg ,they put John lennon song on the PA ." back to the USSR" . Possibly not everybody liked it but most of us smiled .
Anyway a strom in a glass of water.
recently on AF inbound flight to StPtersburg ,they put John lennon song on the PA ." back to the USSR" . Possibly not everybody liked it but most of us smiled .
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It gets boring, but it's a common whinge of ez pilots to say, when landing RW18R AMS that they'll be laying in Belgium and taking forever to taxi to the gate across the border.
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Whoahahaha EazyJet pilots have humor, not much knowledge of geography, since last i looked Belgium was SOUTH.. of the Netherlands.. but hey..
they get a 10 for effort
humor not allowed 
in my current airline.. 
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they get a 10 for effort
humor not allowed in my current airline.. Pointer
I would hate an IB announcement like that. Might be easily mistaken for some cockpit weirdo, fanatic or else statement.
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Whoahahaha EazyJet pilots have humor, not much knowledge of geography, since last i looked Belgium was SOUTH.. of the Netherlands.. but hey..
they get a 10 for effort
they get a 10 for effort
ez pilots to say, when landing RW18R AMS that they'll be laying in Belgium and taking forever to taxi to the gate across the border.
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Reminds me of the Captain who advised his passengers to turn their watches back to the 14th century, just before landing at Jeddah, in a reference to the Hijri calendar that was not appreciated by all.
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Not a good comment to make.
It could have been taken literally, and worryingly literally, by some regulars on the flight - especially after the French Air Charter aircraft that landed in the wrong country back in 1986. They might have had several disputes over the years, but Israel and Jordan were different countries even back in '86.
https://news.google.com/newspapers?n...,1635673&hl=en
It could have been taken literally, and worryingly literally, by some regulars on the flight - especially after the French Air Charter aircraft that landed in the wrong country back in 1986. They might have had several disputes over the years, but Israel and Jordan were different countries even back in '86.
https://news.google.com/newspapers?n...,1635673&hl=en
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During the subsequent investigation by the airline, crew members and several Spanish-speaking passengers confirmed that the announcement, given first in Spanish and subsequently in English, was "… we're now descending to land at our destination, Tel Aviv…".
Iberia airline denies that pilot made 'Palestine' remark - BBC News
added .. Maybe we should add allegedly to the title?
Iberia airline denies that pilot made 'Palestine' remark - BBC News
added .. Maybe we should add allegedly to the title?
