Terror as plane plunges 20,000ft (28)
Oh noo noooo... I feel perfectly safe when I fly at 500mph .. 30 thousand feet above the ground in a 910000 pounds (412770 kg) .. pressurised metal tube..
That's the same trip/course my dad is booked in on.. better not tell him this.. he hates flying. hahaha..
That's the same trip/course my dad is booked in on.. better not tell him this.. he hates flying. hahaha..
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Cr@p! Ya had to post this after I've gotten over my fear of flying! 
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At least this mishap had a happy ending, even though they had the fright of the lives!! 
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Claayer:
The aircraft touched down safely at Manila at 11.15am local time and all 346 passengers and 19 crew disembarked normally.
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The aircraft touched down safely at Manila at 11.15am local time and all 346 passengers and 19 crew disembarked normally.
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What? .. disembarked normally??... NORMALLY? ... After that!? ... I doubt the 'Disembarking' was normal.
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alabamabebe: Cr@p! Ya had to post this after I've gotten over my fear of flying!
hahaha.. I la la la lurrrrrrrrve flying! I get to do it quite often.
You are sooooooo much safer than in your car taking a ride to the shops.
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Claayer: What? .. disembarked normally ??... NORMALLY? ... After that!? ... I doubt the 'Disembarking' was normal .
Yeah....normal for that kind of experience...they all ran away sobbing!
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Mind you...
I do often wonder as I am hurtling throo the skies..
about how yanno how sometimes you are just driving along.. and rarely.. but occasionally.. something may happen to your car.. something goes wrong.. or falls off.. or grinds to halt..
Well that's all very well because you can (usually) just safely pullover.
But a little different if one of those things decides to happen as you are wazzzing throo the skies 30.000ft above the ground...
But I STILL LOVE Flying.. 
I do often wonder as I am hurtling throo the skies..
about how yanno how sometimes you are just driving along.. and rarely.. but occasionally.. something may happen to your car.. something goes wrong.. or falls off.. or grinds to halt..
Well that's all very well because you can (usually) just safely pullover.
But a little different if one of those things decides to happen as you are wazzzing throo the skies 30.000ft above the ground...
But I STILL LOVE Flying..
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arabella: Yeah....normal for that kind of experience...they all ran away sobbing!
Yeah.. tears and vomit all over the place.. shaking wobbley pale terrified people..
Disembarking normally..
Pfffffft! haha
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There be some good deal coming up on Quantas flights soon then..
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Yikes!!!
Passengers on a packed jumbo jet flight from London have spoken of their terror after a gaping hole appeared in the plane as it headed for Australia.
Some passengers vomited when oxygen masks had to be used as the Melbourne-bound Qantas Boeing 747 plane prepared to make an emergency landing at Manila in the Philippines.
OK Claayer, what did I tell you just yesterday about Qantas?! I have to fly in those planes each time I go to Alice Springs!!!
Passengers on a packed jumbo jet flight from London have spoken of their terror after a gaping hole appeared in the plane as it headed for Australia.
Some passengers vomited when oxygen masks had to be used as the Melbourne-bound Qantas Boeing 747 plane prepared to make an emergency landing at Manila in the Philippines.
OK Claayer, what did I tell you just yesterday about Qantas?! I have to fly in those planes each time I go to Alice Springs!!!
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Yikes!!!
Passengers on a packed jumbo jet flight from London have spoken of their terror after a gaping hole appeared in the plane as it headed for Australia.
...As I said in the Madrid plane crash thread, all these dramas with Qantas have been occurring since we outsourced a lot of the aircraft maintenance offshore. We had an impeccable reputation until then. Now I think the lot of them should be grounded, and only serviced in Australia!
Passengers on a packed jumbo jet flight from London have spoken of their terror after a gaping hole appeared in the plane as it headed for Australia.
...As I said in the Madrid plane crash thread, all these dramas with Qantas have been occurring since we outsourced a lot of the aircraft maintenance offshore. We had an impeccable reputation until then. Now I think the lot of them should be grounded, and only serviced in Australia!
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Claayer: Yikes!!!
Passengers on a packed jumbo jet flight from London have spoken of their terror after a gaping hole appeared in the plane as it headed for Australia.
Some passengers vomited when oxygen masks had to be used as the Melbourne-bound Qantas Boeing 747 plane prepared to make an emergency landing at Manila in the Philippines.
Passengers spoke of hearing a loud bang and debris flying into the first class cabin as the plane's flooring gave way, part of the ceiling collapsed and the plane reportedly plunged 20,000ft.
The aircraft touched down safely at Manila at 11.15am local time and all 346 passengers and 19 crew disembarked normally.
Manila airport operations officer Ding Lima told local radio the plane lost cabin pressure shortly after take-off on the Hong Kong to Melbourne leg of its journey and the pilot radioed for an emergency landing.
He said: "There is a big hole in the belly of the aircraft near the right wing, about three metres in diameter.
"Upon disembarkation, there were some passengers who vomited. You can see in their faces that they were really scared."
Dr June Kane, from Melbourne, said: "There was a terrific boom and bits of wood and debris just flew forward into first (class) and the oxygen masks dropped down.
"On the left-hand side, just forward of the wing, there's a gaping hole from the wing to the underbody. It's about two metres by four metres and there's baggage hanging out, so you assume that there's a few bags that may have gone missing. It was absolutely terrifying, but I have to say everyone was very calm."
Peter Gibson, from Australia's Civil Aviation Safety Authority, told ABC Radio that initial reports indicated a problem with air pressure in the cabin.
Passengers on a packed jumbo jet flight from London have spoken of their terror after a gaping hole appeared in the plane as it headed for Australia.
Some passengers vomited when oxygen masks had to be used as the Melbourne-bound Qantas Boeing 747 plane prepared to make an emergency landing at Manila in the Philippines.
Passengers spoke of hearing a loud bang and debris flying into the first class cabin as the plane's flooring gave way, part of the ceiling collapsed and the plane reportedly plunged 20,000ft.
The aircraft touched down safely at Manila at 11.15am local time and all 346 passengers and 19 crew disembarked normally.
Manila airport operations officer Ding Lima told local radio the plane lost cabin pressure shortly after take-off on the Hong Kong to Melbourne leg of its journey and the pilot radioed for an emergency landing.
He said: "There is a big hole in the belly of the aircraft near the right wing, about three metres in diameter.
"Upon disembarkation, there were some passengers who vomited. You can see in their faces that they were really scared."
Dr June Kane, from Melbourne, said: "There was a terrific boom and bits of wood and debris just flew forward into first (class) and the oxygen masks dropped down.
"On the left-hand side, just forward of the wing, there's a gaping hole from the wing to the underbody. It's about two metres by four metres and there's baggage hanging out, so you assume that there's a few bags that may have gone missing. It was absolutely terrifying, but I have to say everyone was very calm."
Peter Gibson, from Australia's Civil Aviation Safety Authority, told ABC Radio that initial reports indicated a problem with air pressure in the cabin.
This is why i have not been on an airplane and fear of it crashing..
Dont think i will every fly in my life..Nope..decided..never
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Claayer: Mind you...
I do often wonder as I am hurtling throo the skies..
about how yanno how sometimes you are just driving along.. and rarely.. but occasionally.. something may happen to your car.. something goes wrong.. or falls off.. or grinds to halt..
Well that's all very well because you can (usually) just safely pullover.
But a little different if one of those things decides to happen as you are wazzzing throo the skies 30.000ft above the ground...
But I STILL LOVE Flying..
I do often wonder as I am hurtling throo the skies..
about how yanno how sometimes you are just driving along.. and rarely.. but occasionally.. something may happen to your car.. something goes wrong.. or falls off.. or grinds to halt..
Well that's all very well because you can (usually) just safely pullover.
But a little different if one of those things decides to happen as you are wazzzing throo the skies 30.000ft above the ground...
But I STILL LOVE Flying..
I dont drive..I dont trust cars either..
I trust only my feet to take me where i go..
Sometimes they dont even want to do that
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I have heard it said that there should be no fear of flying because if it is not your turn to go, it is not your turn to go. But I am saying, what if it is the pilot's turn to go?
These people were fine because after all, they had their seat belts on, their seat backs and tray tables were in the upright and locked positions, AND their seats double as flotation devices.
These people were fine because after all, they had their seat belts on, their seat backs and tray tables were in the upright and locked positions, AND their seats double as flotation devices.
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kissmedeeply: I dont drive..
I dont trust cars either..
I trust only my feet to take me where i go..
Sometimes they dont even want to do that
I dont trust cars either..
I trust only my feet to take me where i go..
Sometimes they dont even want to do that
I have known people who were walking home, and collapsed on the side walk close to home, and died. None of us can escape death. It chooses us, rather than the other way round, most times.
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venere08: I have known people who were walking home, and collapsed on the side walk close to home, and died. None of us can escape death. It chooses us, rather than the other way round, most times.
Ur right..
but i chose not to fly or drive..
I quess its all about choices..and those are mine
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now no greyhound buses
no planes
no cars
horses and buggies will have a return
no planes
no cars
horses and buggies will have a return
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kissmedeeply: Ur right..
but i chose not to fly or drive..
I quess its all about choices..and those are mine
but i chose not to fly or drive..
I quess its all about choices..and those are mine
Of-course, and certainly nothing wrong in trying to minimise one's risk. Would love to do more of it. The hazards of having to get from A to B in under 2 + hours per trip. Dang!
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Passengers on a packed jumbo jet flight from London have spoken of their terror after a gaping hole appeared in the plane as it headed for Australia.
Some passengers vomited when oxygen masks had to be used as the Melbourne-bound Qantas Boeing 747 plane prepared to make an emergency landing at Manila in the Philippines.
Passengers spoke of hearing a loud bang and debris flying into the first class cabin as the plane's flooring gave way, part of the ceiling collapsed and the plane reportedly plunged 20,000ft.
The aircraft touched down safely at Manila at 11.15am local time and all 346 passengers and 19 crew disembarked normally.
Manila airport operations officer Ding Lima told local radio the plane lost cabin pressure shortly after take-off on the Hong Kong to Melbourne leg of its journey and the pilot radioed for an emergency landing.
He said: "There is a big hole in the belly of the aircraft near the right wing, about three metres in diameter.
"Upon disembarkation, there were some passengers who vomited. You can see in their faces that they were really scared."
Dr June Kane, from Melbourne, said: "There was a terrific boom and bits of wood and debris just flew forward into first (class) and the oxygen masks dropped down.
"On the left-hand side, just forward of the wing, there's a gaping hole from the wing to the underbody. It's about two metres by four metres and there's baggage hanging out, so you assume that there's a few bags that may have gone missing. It was absolutely terrifying, but I have to say everyone was very calm."
Peter Gibson, from Australia's Civil Aviation Safety Authority, told ABC Radio that initial reports indicated a problem with air pressure in the cabin.