http://edition.cnn.com/20...index.html




Correction. It's the Polderbaan..near Schiphol and it's not a crash but a 'controlled' landing..

Latest news no victimes

such a relief.
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OH NO!

ever since I bought my plane tickets to the states, there keep being aviation mishaps

Wow no good. I'm curious to know what the investigators will find caused this to happen, aircraft malfunction or pilot error.

One of my aircrafts at Virgin made an emergency landing at Melbourne airport yesterday after one tyre blew at takeoff. Not a boeing though it was an E-Jet Embraer. It wasn't a big deal but as usual passengers panicked and freaked out.

ZombieKitten said:

It will be fine, which airline are u booked on? I would recommend V Australia. Personally I refuse to fly with Qantas or United and a handful of others.

Update:

4 or 5 ppl dead 25 ppl severly injured.

It appears to not be a crash but a 'controlled' landing.




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PanthaGirl said:

oh, qantas

ZombieKitten said:

Damn, for real?

Excuse my reaction mate but I suppose cause I'm already in the industry and know too much about Qantas and all their fuck ups with filipino engineering in last 6 months I just don't trust them, too close for comfort.

How much did each ticket sting yah?

PanthaGirl said:

I'm looking at the itinerary and there are 2 separate flights on there, one qantas (mel - lax) and one delta a few days later (vegas - nyc) and together are $1500 per person - I think they were under $900 with gst from here to LA
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ZombieKitten said:

Okay cool Delta is ur US domestic flight. QF did lower their fares a few months ago after their mishaps and also to come in line with V Australia fares.

Hope U have a great time. I lived in the states few years ago reminds me of an adult playground, overrated but a good time to be had.

PanthaGirl said:

yeah, the travel agent thought the prices were a mistake we asked several times to make sure they were RETURN tickets
we get to go on an A380, I'm a bit scared

ZombieKitten said:

LOL nah don't be scared the A380 is a quality aircraft, massive in comparison to the Boeings and Airbuses but at least it's polished and less tainted then QF's older models. The flight attendants on QF are scarier then the aircrafts, it's like being confronted by the women on Prisoner - Cell Block H lol!

PanthaGirl said:

oh my
I'm a bit scared BECAUSE it's so massive

ZombieKitten said:

I love working for Virgin, rocks my world!

This type of stuff is going to make to talk myself out of flying to Europe.

The news in Chicago just said everyone survived.

Vendetta1 said:

V would U consider urself a nervous flyer?

If it helps, statistically speaking flying is still the safest form of travel beyond a doubt.

Just saw this on the news. They counted 5 victims

Vendetta1 said:

They're wrong.. It's on the news here all day... special broadcast.. 4-5 people died including staffmembers.

PanthaGirl said:

Good to know. I thought Qantas was the best to fly to Oz though...

What do you think about Cathay or Air France?

Man, not another

I'm getting on a plane in less than aweek - now I am really starting to get nervous and I never used to be afraid to fly.

MarySharon said:

Nope not anymore babes. Maintenance performed on Qantas aircrafts is now outsourced by workers based in Singapore and the Phillipines. There have been claims that essential electrical cabling known as ribbon cable has been repaired with office staples instead of either an approved plug/socket or replacement of the length of cable. Other maintenance works being declared complete on schedule check lists where the actual work has not been done, means that aeroplanes with parts that should have been replaced are being flown with pilots and passengers unaware.

It's bad enough that Australia's so called national airline has pushed Aussie engineers to take the dole queue whilst incompetant workers in Singapore and the Phillipines take over and put the safety of Qantas pilots, cabin crew and passengers at serious risk. All this from an airline that gave a shit about its passengers and the crew in ensuring that planes take off but also land safely. All routine maintenance should be done here in Australia. It's now no longer considered the worlds safest airline, their record has been tarnished. Since the changeover their aircrafts have had some near misses and one very close call late last year in October.

As for Cathay Pacific, I know from some peeps that worked for them it's a good airline with a decent reputation, despite 2 former crashes. I don't know enough about Air France though babes, I'll have to ask my brother, he's a consultant with Singapore airlines and quite switched on with all that jazz.

PanthaGirl said:

That would be cool, thanks for everything gorgeous I'll think twice before booking a flight

I read about it this morning. That's horrible!!!

For some reason these events will still not stop me from flying. I've definately changed. You wouldn't have heard me say that 5 years ago.



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9 dead, about 50 injured.
about 6 severely injured, might not survive

The Turkish Airways airplane almost literally dropped out of the sky, the plane was out of fuel.....

i live close to Amsterdam, really tragic. a plane accident/crash can happen everywhere though, unfortunately.
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Its all over the news here. Sorry guys. What is it with planes lately.

Muse2NOPharaoh said:

there was nothing wrong with the plane, it was a Boeing from 2002, last check-up November 2008.....better avoid traveling with dodgy airlines like Turkish Airlines.....they just had not enough fuel to make it the very last miles. The plane crashed tail first.....just dropped out of the sky! Also, no fire!!!! That was the only luck they had!
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AndGodCreatedMe said:

also, the Polderbaan needs to go!!!! God, I hate landing on that one and then still having to cruise for 20 minutes until you finally make it to the gate!