Tuesday, June 23, 2009
UK on its last legs - cannot even afford aviation safety
Dozens of holidaymakers returning to Newcastle refused to fly after they were asked to act as human ballast. Due to a jammed hold door, passengers asked to balance a plane as the airline wanted to ensure cargo and passengers were evenly distributed.
Those who refused to fly as ballast in the Thomas Cook plane had to arrange alternative transport for themselves. Thomas Cook now seems to have become some German firm, only a step from liquidation.
Passengers said "When someone asked the pilot the hold door could open when we were in the air at 20,000ft, he couldn't understand and walked away".
IMO: Its almost as good as Gordon Brown's new Parliamentary Standards Authority, effectively set up by MPs to monitor themselves. At least the Thomas Cook pilot was taking the risk, the MPs will not be.
Those who refused to fly as ballast in the Thomas Cook plane had to arrange alternative transport for themselves. Thomas Cook now seems to have become some German firm, only a step from liquidation.
Passengers said "When someone asked the pilot the hold door could open when we were in the air at 20,000ft, he couldn't understand and walked away".
IMO: Its almost as good as Gordon Brown's new Parliamentary Standards Authority, effectively set up by MPs to monitor themselves. At least the Thomas Cook pilot was taking the risk, the MPs will not be.
# posted by uv : 6:31 PM
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