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Wtf...
This is a tragic incident (91 confirmed dead here on Aust news) my thoughts and condolences go out to all the family and friends of the people killed and injured (both physically and mentally). It will take them all a long time to put this tragedy back into a place in their minds that does not hurt as much to think about.
I would also like to acknowledge the heroism of some of the passengers (some of them will never been know to any of us). It is in tragedies like this that the true human spirit shines through and “normal” people helping each other despite the chaos, flames, heat, threat to their own lives…”absolutely fcuking heroes”…that’s what I would like to say.
Many of us fly (some of us a lot), I fly half way across the world every 4-6 weeks (in 2 weeks I have to get on 3 different airlines to get back to Laos).
Do I ever have a moments thought about “will this be it?”…Yes. Can I do something about it…Yes, I can get up and get off the plane…Do I do that …No…Why not, because we all live daily in a 99.9% world.
We cannot go through life thinking…maybe this plane or train or boat or bus will crash and I may die (we can, if it helps, but in reality we would never leave the house).
The same goes for a huge 20-30 car pile up on the freeway…we all sit and go FFAARRKK. And the next morning we get in our cars and drive to work (maybe 10kph slower and with the headlights on for 2-3 days).
We all just hope the companies that make and manage these machines that we travel in are doing their job 100%. I used to think…”gee pilots get paid a lot for little hours worked”…now after flying across the world in 747 etc every 4-6 weeks…I now think they earn every single dollar…I just sit down, watch a movie, have a good perv at the lovely Thai air hostess and sleep.
In due course the “cause” of this incident will be known to all…we can all speculate, gossip, discuss etc. It will take weeks/months before the Black Box findings come back from the USA.
Yes we can start hurling the odd hand grenade at 12Go. We can talk all about the “low cost” airlines maintenance (tires and blow out) or about the “in-experienced” pilot (this plane did come in far too hard/fast on initial landing) or the weather (which by all accounts was shocking and a coastal ocean airport is a difficult task for most pilots on a good day) or any other factors that will let every individual deal with it in their own personal way.
Remember guys, running an airline is a fcuking expensive business…period.
This incident may or may not change peoples opinions on “cut price airlines” etc. (I personally never fly anything but a Tier 1 carrier), this is my own personal decision based on my own personal experiences, thoughts and opinions.
Some people say…”you get what you pay for”…I always come back with…”the Titanic sank and the Concorde crashed and they were the 2 most expensive rides of their time”!
Once again, my sympathies to all concerned and I hope that their recovery is as quick and as painless as it possibly can be considering everything that has happened.
Regards
SD
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