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Airplane tears off winglet on jet bridge
Original article (in French):
http://www.leparisien.fr/faits-diver...010-992696.php Excerpts (translated): Passengers on a flight operated by Turkish low-cost carrier Pegasus were unable to take off from Orly Wednesday afternoon. One of the wings of the aircraft struck a jet bridge just before its takeoff for Istanbul, grounding the aircraft. [...] According to an employe who witnessed the incident, it's the fault "either of the pilot, or of the airport personnel, who incorrectly positioned the jet bridge." However, according to Aéroports de Paris, "responsibility has not yet been determined, but it's clear that it wasn't the jet bridge that was out of place." Since this is a Turkish airline, I think we can safely assume that the pilots messed up. Indeed, if the jet bridge was not incorrectly positioned, there aren't too many other possibilities. I'm surprised that passengers were willing to wait for a later flight on the same carrier, instead of simply switching airlines. |
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Airplane tears off winglet on jet bridge
On Thu, 08 Jul 2010 07:01:14 +0200 Mxsmanic wrote:
:Original article (in French): :http://www.leparisien.fr/faits-diver...010-992696.php :Excerpts (translated): :Passengers on a flight operated by Turkish low-cost carrier Pegasus were :unable to take off from Orly Wednesday afternoon. One of the wings of the :aircraft struck a jet bridge just before its takeoff for Istanbul, grounding :the aircraft. [...] According to an employe who witnessed the incident, it's :the fault "either of the pilot, or of the airport personnel, who incorrectly :positioned the jet bridge." However, according to Aéroports de Paris, :"responsibility has not yet been determined, but it's clear that it wasn't the :jet bridge that was out of place." :Since this is a Turkish airline, I think we can safely assume that the pilots :messed up. Indeed, if the jet bridge was not incorrectly positioned, there :aren't too many other possibilities. :I'm surprised that passengers were willing to wait for a later flight on the :same carrier, instead of simply switching airlines. Turkish PM Erdogan and the UN have already blamed Israeli sabotage. -- Binyamin Dissen http://www.dissensoftware.com Should you use the mailblocks package and expect a response from me, you should preauthorize the dissensoftware.com domain. I very rarely bother responding to challenge/response systems, especially those from irresponsible companies. |
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Airplane tears off winglet on jet bridge
Binyamin Dissen writes:
Turkish PM Erdogan and the UN have already blamed Israeli sabotage. Short of having a magic mind ray that can reduce a person's IQ by 25 points, how could the Israelis possibly have sabotaged this, and how would they profit from sabotage even if the had done it? |
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VOR-DME writes:
Some may be Turkish, and feel theirs are the best pilots. Others may simply not share your strong cultural and racial prejudices. Either way, they don't look at the statistics. |
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Airplane tears off winglet on jet bridge
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Mxsmanic wrote: Binyamin Dissen writes: Turkish PM Erdogan and the UN have already blamed Israeli sabotage. Short of having a magic mind ray that can reduce a person's IQ by 25 points, how could the Israelis possibly have sabotaged this, and how would they profit from sabotage even if the had done it? I think this is the Middle Eastern equivalent of anything being either Bush's or Obama's fault, depending on your outlook, no matter what the subject. -- I want to find a voracious, small-minded predator and name it after the IRS. Robert Bakker, paleontologist |
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Airplane tears off winglet on jet bridge
"Mxsmanic" wrote in message ... Original article (in French): http://www.leparisien.fr/faits-diver...010-992696.php Excerpts (translated): Passengers on a flight operated by Turkish low-cost carrier Pegasus were unable to take off from Orly Wednesday afternoon. One of the wings of the aircraft struck a jet bridge just before its takeoff for Istanbul, grounding the aircraft. [...] According to an employe who witnessed the incident, it's the fault "either of the pilot, or of the airport personnel, who incorrectly positioned the jet bridge." However, according to Aéroports de Paris, "responsibility has not yet been determined, but it's clear that it wasn't the jet bridge that was out of place." Since this is a Turkish airline, I think we can safely assume that the pilots messed up. I think we can safely assume you're an idiot. And a vile bigot. Who else would turn a minor accident at an airport into a racial slur? Indeed, if the jet bridge was not incorrectly positioned, there aren't too many other possibilities. Indeed. And the source of the report absolved itself of blame without an investigation. I'm surprised that passengers were willing to wait for a later flight on the same carrier, instead of simply switching airlines. |
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Airplane tears off winglet on jet bridge
Kurt Ullman writes:
I think this is the Middle Eastern equivalent of anything being either Bush's or Obama's fault, depending on your outlook, no matter what the subject. And Turkey wants to be part of the European Union? The country is still living in the 12th century, in too many respects. Its aviation record is the worst in Europe, if you generously consider Turkey to be part of Europe (which I don't). |
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Airplane tears off winglet on jet bridge
Grand Mal writes:
I think we can safely assume you're an idiot. And a vile bigot. Who else would turn a minor accident at an airport into a racial slur? Turks belong to the same race as Europeans, so race has nothing to do with it. The fact is, the aviation safety record for Turkey is abysmal, about ten times worse than average for European airlines (if you consider Turkey part of Europe--which I do not). |
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