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Passengers Call 911 From Ramped Airliner
The Canadian Transportation Agency (CTA) has ordered Air Transat to explain why passengers were driven to call 911 for help as they sat in packed aircraft for up to six hours on a hot afternoon and evening in Ottawa. (www.avweb.com) Más...Sort type: [Top] [Newest]
One point worth mentioning is the fact that Air Transat squeezes in 9 seats across on their A330ies instead of the usual 8, adding to the misery in this situation.
Wow....that's got to be horrible!
It is. I suffered enough on a 5 hour flight, will not use them again.
Imagine a transatlantic flight!
Imagine a transatlantic flight!
No Wolfgang you dont want to imagine the transatlantic nightmare, err tin can flight..got off the Spain bound flight and was crippled up for 2 days
These guys have pulled some lucky stunts...like the time they failed to detect a leak to keep the aircraft fuel load balanced. Air TransAt was lucky giving their paying passengers a free glider ride across the Atlantic to make a landing in the Azores. Avoid these clowns at all costs. One day these people won't be so lucky. One day I hope never comes, these guys are just an accident waiting to happen.
imagine then the 777X in which Boeing plans 9 seats across (of only 17.5") !
Would that be Boeing's plan, or instructions from the company ordering that particular seating arrangement? Just curious.
It would first start with Boeing...if both outside rows arent wide enough for a triple seat, even at 17.5", then they couldnt go in
Boeing builds the airplane. Customers spec out seating requirements. 2 seats, 4 seats, 10 seats, 20 seats........thats up to the customer
Yes but if the area for the outer seats allocation isnt designed for a triple seat, it cant be put in..Boeing not only builds the craft but engineers them...yes customers spec out the seats but only to a certain point..if the outer isle seat allocation allowance is only 52 inches total, you can't go jamming 80" in there...there are minimum seat width requirements as well...Boeing is planning for airlines to want to put in triple seats on the outside so the craft has been engineered to allow it..and no, you cant just go throwing in seats all wily nily.
Point taken.
Yeah, thx. That's what I had thought.