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"We're about to crash."

Discussion in 'BBS Hangout' started by basso, Aug 27, 2010.

  1. basso

    basso Member
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    D'oh!

    LONDON | Fri Aug 27, 2010 10:01am BST
    (Reuters Life!) - British Airways apologized to passengers after an emergency message warning they were about to crash into the sea was played by mistake.

    About 275 passengers were on the London Heathrow to Hong Kong flight on Tuesday evening when the automated message went out. The plane was flying over the North Sea at the time.

    Cabin crew quickly realized the error and moved to reassure the terrified passengers.

    "We all thought we were going to die," Michelle Lord, 32, of Preston, northern England, told The Sun newspaper.

    Another passenger was reported saying: "I can't think of anything worse than being told your plane's about to crash."

    A spokesman for British Airways said an investigation was under way to discover whether it was human error or a computer glitch.

    "We apologize to passengers on board the flight for causing them undue distress," he added in a statement.

    "Our cabin crew immediately made an announcement following the message advising customers that it was an error and that the flight would continue as normal."
     
    #1 basso, Aug 27, 2010
  2. moestavern19

    moestavern19 Member

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    NSFW

    "You've got aids"

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    #2 moestavern19, Aug 27, 2010
  3. R0ckets03

    R0ckets03 Member

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    Wow....wtf

    Methinks quite a few lawsuits claiming mental distress or something to that order. What if somebody got a heart attack?
     
    #3 R0ckets03, Aug 27, 2010
  4. SwoLy-D

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    :rolleyes: Oh, yeah? Well... I am sure us CF'ers can come up with a bunch!

    How about: "You have a baby boy! :eek: Except he was born with a penis he cannot use." ???

    EDIT: darn it, moes :grin:

    [BLUE MAN GROUP voice] READY? GO.[/BLUE MAN GROUP voice]
     
    #4 SwoLy-D, Aug 27, 2010
  5. ima_drummer2k

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    <object width="640" height="385"><param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/SYiv76qRCkA?fs=1&amp;hl=en_US"></param><param name="allowFullScreen" value="true"></param><param name="allowscriptaccess" value="always"></param><embed src="http://www.youtube.com/v/SYiv76qRCkA?fs=1&amp;hl=en_US" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" allowscriptaccess="always" allowfullscreen="true" width="640" height="385"></embed></object>
     
    #5 ima_drummer2k, Aug 27, 2010
  6. v3.0

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    [​IMG]
     
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  7. AroundTheWorld

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    Whoever did this should be fired.
     
    #7 AroundTheWorld, Aug 27, 2010
  8. ryano2009

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    Wow that's weird, British airways is becoming one of the worst airlines out there.
     
    #8 ryano2009, Aug 27, 2010
  9. rocketsjudoka

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    If I was on that flight I had better be getting some free booze after that.
     
    #9 rocketsjudoka, Aug 27, 2010
  10. DonkeyMagic

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    I would hope the lady next to me would accept my apology for grabbing her breasts. That's how i want to go.
     
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  11. RedRedemption

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    In the heat of the moment you are going to go straight for the breasts. Great! :grin:
     
    #11 RedRedemption, Aug 27, 2010
  12. v3.0

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    flotation devices, duh :cool:
     
    #12 v3.0, Aug 27, 2010
  13. basso

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    awesome find- one of my fave far side strips.
     
    #13 basso, Aug 27, 2010
  14. peleincubus

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    im a very cool customer when it comes to flying. been in quite a few 4-10 passenger planes in my life. have a few family members with planes. but if that happened i would FREAK.
     
    #14 peleincubus, Aug 27, 2010
  15. Prince

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    I agree. But literally - he or she should be burned alive.
     
    #15 Prince, Aug 27, 2010
  16. Jontro

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    I would've cried.
     
    #16 Jontro, Aug 27, 2010
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