From http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/scotland/glasgow_and_west/8136193.stm
Passengers on Thomas Cook flight TXC9641 from Menorca were told to expect an eight-hour wait while an engineer was flown out from the UK.
One passenger then identified himself as a qualified aircraft engineer and offered to try to remedy the fault.
He was successful, and the plane landed in Glasgow only 35 minutes late.
A spokeswoman for Thomas Cook said the company followed strict procedures to ensure the man was qualified to work on the aircraft, a Boeing 757-200, during the incident on Saturday.
The passenger worked for another airline, Thomsonfly, which has a reciprocal maintenance agreement with Thomas Cook.
What a bizarre turn of events 🙂
Ian
By: steve rowell - 8th July 2009 at 00:38
It’s an interesting quirky story imo.
Not every news story has to be about death and war.
Or bloody Michael Jackson!!!
By: Grey Area - 7th July 2009 at 06:40
Well now we know where your true musical tastes lie! 😀 :diablo:
Paul
What can I say? I have grandchildren. 🙂
By: PMN - 6th July 2009 at 23:20
Not every news story has to be about death and war.
Who implied it did, and where?
Paul
By: cal900 - 6th July 2009 at 23:16
It’s an interesting quirky story imo.
Not every news story has to be about death and war.
By: Deano - 6th July 2009 at 20:52
To think I am paying my license fee for the BBC to report this “crap” :rolleyes:
By: Cking - 6th July 2009 at 20:02
It must have been a slow news day. Every aircraft engineer I know has done this. You get a nice bag that “Clinks” as you get off!
Rgds Cking
By: nJayM - 6th July 2009 at 18:33
Leave the sensational press to Thomas Cook’s lawyers, yet give them their due – “crap headlines” but at least they included the most important aspect –
“A spokeswoman for Thomas Cook said the company followed strict procedures to ensure the man was qualified to work on the aircraft, a Boeing 757-200, during the incident on Saturday.”
A happy ending.
Similarities in “Is there a doctor on board ?” on board in flight announcement – where in a human/medical emergency usually the expectation is of the skill of a non acdemic (not PhD), medically/clinically qualified and registered medical practitioner to render an urgent service.
By: PMN - 6th July 2009 at 17:30
Can he fix it? YES HE CAN. 😀
Well now we know where your true musical tastes lie! 😀 :diablo:
Paul
By: Grey Area - 6th July 2009 at 17:14
Can he fix it? YES HE CAN. 😀
By: PMN - 6th July 2009 at 17:13
What would a better headline be?
Fully trained passenger fixes slightly broken airliner.
Not very catchy is it….
That’s precisely my point. There wasn’t really a story there but they’ve managed to find one and make an almost dramatic headline out of it. Maybe it was a slow news day…
Paul
By: cal900 - 6th July 2009 at 16:16
What would a better headline be?
Fully trained passenger fixes slightly broken airliner.
Not very catchy is it….
By: PMN - 6th July 2009 at 15:28
Was the airliner faulty? Yes, it was.
Was the chap a passenger on that very airliner? Yes, he was.
Did he fix it? Yes, he did.
I don’t see where the media come into it, to be honest.
Apart from the “Bob The Builder” angle, obviously……
Is the first thing the majority of people would think when they see the headline “passenger fixes faulty plane” negative? Probably.
My immediate mental image was some part of the interior falling from the roof and a passenger sticking it back with Blu-Tack. Surely you can see that headline will come across badly to some? I’m more than aware of what the headline actually says; I know the English language well enough to analyse it, but it still comes across badly to me!
Paul
By: Grey Area - 6th July 2009 at 14:28
Of course, they had to word the headline so it sounded negative for the airline. I hate the media!
Was the airliner faulty? Yes, it was.
Was the chap a passenger on that very airliner? Yes, he was.
Did he fix it? Yes, he did.
I don’t see where the media come into it, to be honest.
Apart from the “Bob The Builder” angle, obviously……
By: PMN - 6th July 2009 at 14:10
Of course, they had to word the headline so it sounded negative for the airline. I hate the media!
Paul
By: jethro15 - 6th July 2009 at 13:37
What a bizarre turn of events 🙂
Bizarre, no. A lucky coincidence, yes
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