Water meant for Qantas plane's toilet pours into cabin

[Slats7]

Water meant for Qantas plane's toilet pours into cabin | Travel News | News.com.au

PASSENGERS on a Qantas flight to Los Angeles received a nasty surprise when water stored for the toilets poured from around the overhead bins.


Flight QF25 was travelling from Melbourne to Los Angeles via Auckland, The Aviation Herald reported

Another slow news day.

 

[Flying Fox]

Maybe it was a trial of QF's new on-board fire suppression system

 

[bambbbam2]

Gee you can't please some people.. it's either 'I asked for water from the FA but haven't got it yet', or 'There is too much water falling on my head!'

 

[munitalP]

My vision of water poured in I would guess is somewhat different than what rearly happened!

Yep agree - slow news day - hold on, whats this! A tsunami is threatening - maybe it was tsunami water gushed into the QF cabin at LAX!!




Mr!

 

[russ]

This is more newsworthy than many stories reported in the news, eg if you have a look at the homepage of news.com.au, the sibling stories a funny photo story, a celebrity story and a cross-promotion for MasterChef

So why are you surprised or frustrated by the publication of this story?

 

[oz_mark]

I am interested they are using Aviation Herald as a source of information

 

[djfuzz]

Is water management an ongoing issue with the 744s?

On two QF 744 flights I've taken within the last few months there have been issues with the water - on one, water pressure to the toilets was erratic, on another, the potable water systems failed and the FAs had to put wet towels in the toilets for people to use as the faucets could not deliver water and they also couldn't serve coffee.

 

[serfty]

How did this:

A Qantas Boeing 747-400, registration VH-OJJ performing flight QF-25 from Auckland (New Zealand) to Los Angeles,CA

get turned into this:

Flight QF25 was travelling from Melbourne to Los Angeles via Auckland, the Aviation Herald reported.

???

Unless they wanted to link the article more tightly with Oz.

The 744 has not flown MEL/AKL as QF25 since 9th June - this happened on July 12th.

 

[serfty]

More on this event in the following FT thread, including a first hand account:

• QF25 Diverted July 12 2009 - FlyerTalk Forums

 

[Nigelinoz]

I am interested they are using Aviation Herald as a source of information

Perhaps they trawl the Av Herald looking for anything with "Qantas"?
Surely not.
Interesting that the FT forum has this -

I bet the SMH could put a real fun spin on this

-not sure that the SMH is part of "No News Ltd"

 

[munitalP]

Perhaps they trawl the Av Herald looking for anything with "Qantas"?
Surely not.

I wouldn't be surprised if they did...


Mr!

:shock:

 

[docjames]

Note the comments section the predictable re: QF onshore/offshore maintenance.

Where are all the stories about all the other faults and delays with every other airline.


I put this in the nonews section.

 

[Slats7]

How did this:get turned into this:???

Unless they wanted to link the article more tightly with Oz.

The 744 has not flown MEL/AKL as QF25 since 9th June - this happened on July 12th.

Yeah I did notice this.

 

[JohnK]

I do not understand how anyone would consider this story newsworthy. So there was a water leak on board a flight....