RE: Astraeus 737 diverted after fans ‘riot’
If anyone can be bothered reading this (it’s 13 pages long, and not purely about the flight) there’s an [link:http://www.etims.net/features/aeu308.html|article] at a Fanzine which look sat all aspects of the alleged incident…
If you do read it, bear with it, it does have a rant at the media’s portrayal of the incident first…
And, bear in mind, it’s a fanzine, so does need to be taken with a pinch of salt at times (well, mainly the chip on it’s shulder about the media)…
But what does appear to be appearing is that the aircraft involved was, well, i wouldn’t say not airworthy, but would appear to have suffered from more than it’s fair share of engine trouble before both the outward and return flights, and it does raise the question of how these problems affected the nerves of the crew, and how they dealt with the issue of the cigarette at 30’000 feet.
Anyway, maybe some of our pilots here could have a look and post their thoughts on what they read (if you want to post anything you’ve heard through the grapevine, that’d be great too, but I understand the issue of confidentiality).
It does seem to be a total storm in a teacup, and it’s certainly not good press for Celtic, anyway.
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