VC10er From United States of America, joined Feb 2007, 2426 posts, RR: 9 Posted (6 months 4 days 16 hours ago) and read 2112 times:
I haven't seen this here, sorry if someone has already mentioned it. According to the Rio Times an AF A330 had engine failure and was re-routed to Morocco. The article did not get into much further detail. Everyone is safe, however panic apparently broke out during the incident. AF sent a new aircraft to pick up the stranded pax in Casablanca but according to the report many chose an alternate way back to Paris.
Has anyone else read this story? I have found other reports via Google.
I wonder if superstition could impact this route moving forward, it seems as if it did spook some of these fliers enough not to continue on with AF. I am not injecting any personal commentary in any other way.
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spiritair97 From United States of America, joined Jan 2011, 1231 posts, RR: 1 Reply 1, posted (6 months 4 days 16 hours ago) and read 2113 times:
This is a weird coincidence. Wasn't TAM also having problems with an a330 on CDG-GIG a few months ago as well? I will probably never fly the route aas I am as superstitious as they come!
KC135TopBoom From United States of America, joined Jan 2005, 11708 posts, RR: 52 Reply 2, posted (6 months 4 days 16 hours ago) and read 2113 times:
It doesn't make any sense at all. If they were superstitious why would they fly an AF A-330 from GIG to CDG in the first place? The same could have happened (lost an engine over the Atlantic Ocean) to an AF B-777.
Has to be one of the funniest things I've seen here, thanks.
With regard to the subject, I guess the shadow of AF447 will for ever be there, and there is no doubt that it should never be forgotten as it gave us many many lessons , some of them valuable if not all.
This is (not trying to be harsh here) yet another incident , well managed by the way, of many that occur while flying, IMO nothing to do with A/C and or Airline here.
AF185 From Hong Kong, joined Sep 2012, 117 posts, RR: 0 Reply 7, posted (6 months 4 days 5 hours ago) and read 2113 times:
Quoting Colombia (Reply 6): This is (not trying to be harsh here) yet another incident , well managed by the way, of many that occur while flying, IMO nothing to do with A/C and or Airline here.
And do we have any more details about the incident or the "panic"? If people chose alternate means to get to CDG that would imply that they were pretty spooked by the incident.
330lover From Belgium, joined Jul 2008, 504 posts, RR: 1 Reply 9, posted (5 months 2 weeks 5 days 22 hours ago) and read 1768 times:
Quoting Colombia (Reply 6): This is (not trying to be harsh here) yet another incident , well managed by the way, of many that occur while flying, IMO nothing to do with A/C and or Airline here.
Totally agree with you here.
If it was another twinjet, another airline, another route, maybe it would not even be news.
It is just because it's 330, AF and RIO-PAR.
I just flew that same flight (AF445) 2 days ago, on 330 and would do so again tomorrow !
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