Two pilots sacked for attempted take-off from taxiway

[Dave Noble]

Two Hong Kong Airlines pilots have been sacked after trying to take off from a taxiway rather than the main runway at the city's airport, a report said Sunday.

The pair, an Indonesian captain and Argentinian co-pilot, were only stopped by an alert air traffic controller who saw them speeding on the taxiway and warned them to stop, according to the Sunday Morning Post.

Their Boeing 737 was carrying 122 passengers and seven crew, the report said.

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Dave

 

[munitalP]

I wonder if this was the two pilots who were heard to comment that "this is the shortest runway in the world" after a wild landing of reverse thrust and hard brakes... with the co pilot commenting after looking left to right "yeah, but it's the widest I've ever seen"...

Mr!

 

[straitman]

I wonder if this was the two pilots who were heard to comment that "this is the shortest runway in the world" after a wild landing of reverse thrust and hard brakes... with the co pilot commenting after looking left to right "yeah, but it's the widest I've ever seen"...

Mr!

Were they Irish :?: