Should they have stayed on the ground?
A plane load of SWA passengers claim they almost did died while trying to go to New Orleans with a squall line in the area.
I don't think they entered Boeing Bobby forbidden red returns.
...that being said, you don't have to have rain or even clouds to have first class turbulence.
Was this truly nasty turbulence or do we have a mass psychology event?
Some media embellishment "at least one passenger got sick". OH THE NEAR TOTAL DISASTER!!!!!
And, of course the airline PR department will craft a statement that says nothing...there will be no acknowledgement if turbulence was 'moderate'.
I do see a good bit of burnt jet fuel...then again, you can't load passengers and park them out on a hold pad- lest THAT give you a PR disaster.
I guess I'm going to fault the media on this one...it probably was a good decision AT THE TIME to take off...and it was probably just some honest turbulence and holding and yeah, someone got sick. Oh, one other no win scenario- What might the pilots say on the PA..."Hey folks, this is no big deal, never mind the tornado warnings on your smart phones, and that we're sitting the FA's down...this is just some fun bumps from some passing rain showers".
A plane load of SWA passengers claim they almost did died while trying to go to New Orleans with a squall line in the area.
I don't think they entered Boeing Bobby forbidden red returns.
...that being said, you don't have to have rain or even clouds to have first class turbulence.
Was this truly nasty turbulence or do we have a mass psychology event?
Some media embellishment "at least one passenger got sick". OH THE NEAR TOTAL DISASTER!!!!!
And, of course the airline PR department will craft a statement that says nothing...there will be no acknowledgement if turbulence was 'moderate'.
I do see a good bit of burnt jet fuel...then again, you can't load passengers and park them out on a hold pad- lest THAT give you a PR disaster.
I guess I'm going to fault the media on this one...it probably was a good decision AT THE TIME to take off...and it was probably just some honest turbulence and holding and yeah, someone got sick. Oh, one other no win scenario- What might the pilots say on the PA..."Hey folks, this is no big deal, never mind the tornado warnings on your smart phones, and that we're sitting the FA's down...this is just some fun bumps from some passing rain showers".
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