BA flight catches fire in Vegas

[Juan Albion]

Luckily nobody killed. Flight BA2276 to Gatwick.

 

[AlbionPics&SouthCoastTwit]

Of course what happens in Vegas stays in Vegas so that airplane will not be going anywhere.

 

[Juan Albion]

Of course what happens in Vegas stays in Vegas so that airplane will not be going anywhere.

 

[fat old seagull]

Can't blame the chip pan....Insurance job surely ?

 

[Juan Albion]

Can't blame the chip pan....Insurance job surely ?

I'm going to check to see whether CNN have ruled out terrorism yet. I bet they've at least mentioned it, they always do.

 

[Tom Hark Preston Park]

Excellently-named eyewitness in the BBC News website report:

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-us-canada-34193767

'Eyewitness Reggie Bugmuncher said she was waiting at a gate for her flight when she heard people saying: "Oh, my God."'

 

[Herr Tubthumper]

Excellently-named eyewitness in the BBC News website report:

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-us-canada-34193767

'Eyewitness Reggie Bugmuncher said she was waiting at a gate for her flight when she heard people saying: "Oh, my God."'

That's some news scoop the BBC have there.

 

[AZ Gull]

Always wondered why it was known as Singe City.

 

[MJsGhost]

Subscribers to the football weekly podcast might be interested to know that regular contributor and West Ham fan Jacob Steinberg was on board.
http://www.theguardian.com/us-news/...oke-the-smell-was-bitter-it-was-time-to-panic

 

[Vegas Seagull]

Excellently-named eyewitness in the BBC News website report:

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-us-canada-34193767

'Eyewitness Reggie Bugmuncher said she was waiting at a gate for her flight when she heard people saying: "Oh, my God."'

One crazy lady is Reggie

Scary fire, a friend was on previous flight I reckon

 

[goldstone]

BA flight catches fire in Vegas

Not that I want to be pedantic, but I think you'll find that it was the aircraft that caught fire, not the flight. In fact I'm not exactly sure how easy it would be for a "flight" to catch fire.

 

[BensGrandad]

Would have been a disaster 5 mins later.

 

[KZNSeagull]

Pilot reported "catastrophic engine failure". Rolls Royce very quick to point out that it was not one of theirs.

 

[Joey Jo Jo Jr. Shabadoo]

This is not the news you want to see 3 days before you are due to get on a British Airways flight.

 

[Triggaaar]

This is not the news you want to see 3 days before you are due to get on a British Airways flight.

God no. If I was due to get on a BA flight in a few days time, I wouldn't be able to sleep. I wouldn't get any work done, I wouldn't be able to take my mind off the potential disaster that waits. Imagine that engine failure at 30,000 feet. Jesus.

My thoughts to anyone who's supposed to be flying in the next few days.

 

[ditchy]

It is because BA will make dammed sure that all their planes are examined with a fine tooth comb which they do already

 

[The Stout Yeoman]

Unbelievable pictures of people having evacuated the aircraft dragging wheeley suitcases along the tarmac ..!!!

 

[BlockDpete]

Unbelievable pictures of people having evacuated the aircraft dragging wheeley suitcases along the tarmac ..!!!

Quite, paid NO attention to the emergency instructions demonstration

 

[atfc village]

God no. If I was due to get on a BA flight in a few days time, I wouldn't be able to sleep. I wouldn't get any work done, I wouldn't be able to take my mind off the potential disaster that waits. Imagine that engine failure at 30,000 feet. Jesus.

My thoughts to anyone who's supposed to be flying in the next few days.

I have thoughts with anyone flying around this poignant date.

 

[Bold Seagull]

Unbelievable pictures of people having evacuated the aircraft dragging wheeley suitcases along the tarmac ..!!!

The Guardian piece by the journalist on the flight did a good job describing the strange mindset that gripped them all. Who knows how we'd each react? Some would perhaps have had no idea about how serious it was 'bloodyhell, another delay', others would have been gripped with terror.

Obviously you don't want anyone grabbing suitcases, but likewise fear and panic are strange reactions often prompting unpredictable behaviours. They all got off, so for the most part, the skill of the pilot and the safety procedures worked.