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The other side of the news: what do you think?
EHM-1749 Hector:
News No. 1
Pax were stunned when an airline pilot said he had to turn around on approach to Paris because he wasn't qualified to land in fog...
News No. 2
United Air Lines is sued for allegedly serving too much alcohol to an inebriated passenger, who later beat his wife.
EHM-2168 Vaz:
After reading the whole news.no1, I agree with the pilot, and with the independent consultant...
http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-1096552/This-captain-Sorry--Im-qualified-land-plane-Flybe-pilot-tells-stunned-passengers.html
Story nº2 is one of those stories, that could only happen in the USA :)
http://www.chicagotribune.com/travel/chi-wed-overserved-united-uauadec17,0,7796929.story
EHM-0948 Bruno:
LOL ...
EHM-1821 Javier:
:o I wou;dn't want my pilot saying the first one!
As for the second, it's not UAL's fault :]
EHM-1980 Brian:
Well my opinion on both news stories are as follows:
1) The pilot was correct in this case to turn back as he did not have the relevan t qualification to land in fog but this poses the question should he have been flying that aircraft at all without ALL of his qualifications?? :o
2) Unless the air stewards were holding this passenger by the mouth and physically pouring alcohol down his throat then they cannot be blamed for this passengers actions! For someone to accept a drink in my opinion is counted as a personal choice and the only person that can be blamed in this situation is the passenger!!
My two cents ;D
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