Jet2.com now flying from East Midlands to Chambery.

Tony_H wrote:

bandit wrote:Rose, this is kind of topical and pertinent. I'm flying on Saturday...on BA....on a "wet lease" apparently. The plane is supplied by Jet2!!!

I'll report back on my experience :lol:

:shock:

Fear not gang, I'll be taking some Diazepam with me in case things get rough. Then it will be :D 8)

Tony_H wrote:With the greatest respect to Rose, can we get a grip here Ally?
The wings didnt fall off. The engine didnt blow up. The pressurisation didnt fail. It was a crappy old plane that is in need of upgrading, and there were some technical faults.

Im sure that all those things applied too on all the planes that have crashed killing 1000's of people previously. Does it take one of these things falling out of the sky to open your eyes Tony?
Sure, a maggot in and apple or a broken seat is not going to bring a plane down but if corners and costs are cut on such basics then don't you find youself asking if they are all that competent in other, more critical, areas ?????

Snapzzz wrote:

Tony_H wrote:With the greatest respect to Rose, can we get a grip here Ally?
The wings didnt fall off. The engine didnt blow up. The pressurisation didnt fail. It was a crappy old plane that is in need of upgrading, and there were some technical faults.

Im sure that all those things applied too on all the planes that have crashed killing 1000's of people previously. Does it take one of these things falling out of the sky to open your eyes Tony?
Sure, a maggot in and apple or a broken seat is not going to bring a plane down but if corners and costs are cut on such basics then don't you find youself asking if they are all that competent in other, more critical, areas ?????

They have standards to meet in order to fly. Yes they may be heaps of sh1te but they are worthy of flying. They have to be tested by the pilot before each flight.
Planes that fall out of the sky do so for a multitude of reasons, not one. A culmination of events if you like. The 737 had its fair share of problems in the 80s with rudders jamming in certain wind conditions, but apart from that it has a good track record. UK airlines are subject to as stract checks as anywhere in the world. Broken seats and maggots in apples do not make them not worthy of flying.
I have flown on some old bangers in my time, but never did I feel at risk or that the thing was about to drop out of the sky.....planes just dont do that.

Flying is the safest from of transport. When it rarely goes wrong, its generally catastrophic, point taken. But planes DO NOT just drop out of the sky.

Tony_H wrote:


Flying is the safest from of transport. When it rarely goes wrong, its generally catastrophic, point taken. But planes DO NOT just drop out of the sky.

I think you either missed the point of my post or chose to ignore it.

Well ...

I think, if I was Bandit, I'd forget about putting my ski boots in my hand luggage, and I'd bring:

One life-raft
One life-jacket
One oxygen mask plus oxygen bottle
One parachute
One emergency radio and beacon
One emergency flare

Oh ... and one apple without a maggot in it :lol:

Seriously though, Bandit, I'm sure the aeroplane will be fine, like Tony says, and I hope you have a great holiday and come back on here and tell us all about it :D

Ally

Snapzzz wrote:

Tony_H wrote:


Flying is the safest from of transport. When it rarely goes wrong, its generally catastrophic, point taken. But planes DO NOT just drop out of the sky.

I think you either missed the point of my post or chose to ignore it.

I caught the point you made. I don't think corners can be cut in those crucial areas, the bottom line is that an aircraft must be safe to fly. If the engineers/pilot/other staff aren't happy with the condition of the aircraft then it will not leave the ground because if something goes wrong it is their necks that are on the line.

Cheers Ally, :D though I'm not sure if I will get a flight home yet, as no decision has yet been made about the flights running for the 2nd lot of strikes :lol:

I whinged about that flight because of basic things that were very wrong and felt that they should have been addressed. But I did'nt feel unsafe, well maybe I worried that the other side of the window might fall out :lol: Hubby thought I might throw a nervous tiz, as he puts it, so said I should be glad that the Captain cancelled the flight because of safety issues and that at no point would he put his life at risk, let alone all of us. I just feel that flights are a lot of money and small discomforts should have been dealt with.
Oh and I did add to the minor exploding sounds on that flight, I had a bag of crisps in my handbag, which blew up to exploding point, made a helluva mess, now I know why they only serve pringles not crisps on board :lol: