Seven injured in QF flight mishap

[The Rok]

Damn you Qantas for flying into turbulance. How dare you.

Seven injured in Qantas flight turbulence

 

[Mal]

"The seat belt sign had come on but some passengers were still moving back to their seats."

A nice politically correct way of covering for those who can't be bothered wearing a seatbelt/ignored the sign. (And yes, I realise that some people would have legitimately been walking around the cabin - but the same issues happen every time in these incidents).

Wonder if $400K compo is still the average

 

[The Rok]

If you were seated and did not have your seat belt on then it's kind of your own fault.

It's also one of the risks of flying. If you dont like the risk then dont fly. Nobody deserves $400k for turbulance. It's not as if QF deliberately flew into it.

 

[elbarto]

If you were seated and did not have your seat belt on then it's kind of your own fault.

It's also one of the risks of flying. If you dont like the risk then dont fly. Nobody deserves $400k for turbulance. It's not as if QF deliberately flew into it.

Yeah but in this day an age, no one takes responsibility their own actions. I'm of the opinion passengers who refuse to wear their seat belts when seated, should be fined. Just like you (the driver) are if you're in a car.

 

[The Rok]

Yeah but in this day an age, no one takes responsibility their own actions. I'm of the opinion passengers who refuse to wear their seat belts when seated, should be fined. Just like you (the driver) are if you're in a car.

Yea I will go with that. Or maybe forced to sign a disclaimer before boarding.

Guess what, no seat belt, YOUR RESPONSIBILITY.

 

[Simo]

QF32 is a flight number that maybe Qantas should retire.

 

[Ansett]

Can neither understand or believe the number of idiots that ignore the seat belt sign have seen so many get up just after the announcement and the seat belt sign was illuminated.

Its almost as bad as the sound of seat belts unbuckling as we still are taxiing in from landing.

Some people are obviously stuid and or just oblivious to the dangers.

Trouble is it is these people that end up falling on innocent passengers. Why oh Why can people no longer abide by rules !!!!!!

 

[spudseamus]

Can neither understand or believe the number of idiots that ignore the seat belt sign have seen so many get up just after the announcement and the seat belt sign was illuminated.

Its almost as bad as the sound of seat belts unbuckling as we still are taxiing in from landing.

Some people are obviously stuid and or just oblivious to the dangers.

Trouble is it is these people that end up falling on innocent passengers. Why oh Why can people no longer abide by rules !!!!!!

Maybe if those signs were used more judicially more people would obey them? ( there one was a boy who cried wolf--------):shock:

 

[Mal]

Maybe if those signs were used more judicially more people would obey them? ( there one was a boy who cried wolf--------):shock:

Huh? Pilots don't just switch them on to exercise control over pax for no reasons - Except in certain situations (eg someone being restrained onboard etc). They will have been issued a warning from other aircraft about turbulence in the area, or from weather charts, or their equipment.

 

[Ansett]

I have found that they tend to try not to use the seat belt sign unless necessary as it can frighten nervous flyers.

But as I say before still cant believe the amount of people that unbuckle as we taxi in

 

[Vinny]

And as usual the Murdoch press fails in its accuracy. Check the picture. Seven injured in Qantas QF32 flight turbulence | News.com.au

 

[reductionist]

Maybe if those signs were used more judicially more people would obey them? ( there one was a boy who cried wolf--------):shock:

Wow, just wow.

 

[Kendall Roy]

QF32 is a flight number that maybe Qantas should retire.

That's happening around the end of March.....

 

[Moody]

Another typical Qantas beat up, but this time by AFF!

Nine News and No News report factually on a minor incident (OK - the graphic was of A Qantas plane not THE Qantas plane), and then we get 2 pages of rants against mythical passengers who deliberately flouted the seat-belt sign and will supposedly now sue Qantas.

Get a grip people!!!!!!!!

 

[elbarto]

I have found that they tend to try not to use the seat belt sign unless necessary as it can frighten nervous flyers.

But as I say before still cant believe the amount of people that unbuckle as we taxi in

And the AF A380 clipping a Delta RJ at JFK is good example of why you should leave it on until it's turned off at the gate.


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[dajop]

Huh? Pilots don't just switch them on to exercise control over pax for no reasons - Except in certain situations (eg someone being restrained onboard etc). They will have been issued a warning from other aircraft about turbulence in the area, or from weather charts, or their equipment.

I agree with you if you are talking about QF (or for that matter SQ or NZ). I know when a QF pilot turns the seatbelt sign on, there's a good reason for it to be on, and best to remain seated with seatbelt fastened. FA's will bark at you if you stand up whilst the seatbelt sign is on.

If you only ever fly QF I can fully understand why you'd question spudseamus's boy who cried wolf post (and I agree with you for questioning in the context of this particular thread).

However, in some countries, where litigation is much more common, I sometimes get the feeling that the seatbelt sign is there more to protect the airline against litigation than passengers against injury. I have had many flights operated by carriers from such countries where the seatbelt sign has stayed on for nearly the entire flight, without any turbulence, perhaps other than a slight movement just after take off that QF pilots wouldn't even bother turning the sign on for. And no barking FA's either. Net result? People ignore the seatbelt sign and move about the cabin with free will, and no FA's stopping them either.

 

[pshepvic]

And as usual the Murdoch press fails in its accuracy. Check the picture. Seven injured in Qantas QF32 flight turbulence | News.com.au

As they did in an article a few days ago about the cracks in the A380 ... they showed a picture of a 747 landing!

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[Mal]

Channel 7 is reporting that the plane was "forced" to land in Singapore. LOL.

 

[Major]

That was certainly some huge storm cell they were trying to avoid

Accident: Qantas A388 over India on Jan 7th 2012, turbulence injures 7

 

[Mal]

Nine News and No News report factually on a minor incident (OK - the graphic was of A Qantas plane not THE Qantas plane), and then we get 2 pages of rants against mythical passengers who deliberately flouted the seat-belt sign and will supposedly now sue Qantas.

Come on. Every passenger who was injured was "returning to their seat". Yeah right. Maybe everyone was behaving perfectly.