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Air France Jet Stranded in Manchester as Pilot Runs Out of Hours
The flight had already been six hours late when it left New York because of bad weather. (www.bloomberg.com) Más...Sort type: [Top] [Newest]
I don't think the title or articular really accurately represents what happened. It sounds like it's stuck due to a mechanical problem. Indeed they stopped at Manchester, but presumably due to a pre-arranged crew change due to the rest issue in NY, and only then did the real problem arise.
I agree, it did mention a pressurization problem as keeping the jumbo on the ground.
Timed out
How is this news? Things like this happen often. I was on a flight delayed because a flight attendant had had a flu shot too close to flying and had to be replaced by one who wasn't breaking the waiting period, then the replacement wasn't qualified on that model of aircraft and another one had to be called in. By the time we finally left, the first one's waiting period had expired, but she'd already been sent home.
Well, when 440 people are taken somewhere they didn't want to go and left for hours because of poor planning...
That's news.
Out of curiousity, do you know what news is? It's when abnormal things happen and an organization, such as a newspaper or website, tells you about the abnormal thing happening. It could be a kid winning a model rocket contest, or it could be a suicide bombing. If airlines are supposed to allow their pilots to time out without a backup plan, then you have a point. But they aren't, and that happened.
So there you go.
That's news.
Out of curiousity, do you know what news is? It's when abnormal things happen and an organization, such as a newspaper or website, tells you about the abnormal thing happening. It could be a kid winning a model rocket contest, or it could be a suicide bombing. If airlines are supposed to allow their pilots to time out without a backup plan, then you have a point. But they aren't, and that happened.
So there you go.
With wx and mx problems combined, it sounds like plans got shot in the hiney, in spite of good intentions.
Exactly