QANTAS is set to be a new PanAm -- once prestigious but doomed to an ignominious end. I flew PanAm once -- ONCE
Ansett was once a famous and successful Australian airline. Reg Ansett knew that customer service came first. But then his airline got into the hands of business-school types. It is now no more. QANTAS too is now in the hands of similar fools.
Judging by their behaviour, QANTAS subsidiary Jetstar should be renamed the "F*ck you" airline.
Wednesday, April 7, 2010
Engine surge halts Qantas flight to London
The faults in Qantas aircraft just never stop. A crash seems inevitable soon
A QANTAS plane has been forced down shortly after take-off after experiencing a surge in one of its engines.
The Boeing 747 operating Qantas Flight 1 from Bangkok to London Heathrow experienced the engine problem shortly after take-off at 4am (AEST). “The captain of the aircraft shut down that engine and carried out an air return to Bangkok Suvarnabhumi Airport,” a statement from the airline said.
Qantas said passenger were never in any danger as the Boeing 747 aircraft can fly normally on three engines. A replacement aircraft is being flown to Bangkok from Sydney and the 335 passengers on board have been transferred to hotel accommodation, Qantas said.
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