Originally Posted by
shahadil
I wish I could answer all these questions. I think I need to change my user name!!
Oh do tell!
Originally Posted by
ashishp
a MidDay report, like JustiCe Arnab is mostly 90% conjecture and 10% fact. So take any "news" with truck of salt.
this used to be a 77E operation, but now becoz of strike reasons, is operated by 332 so it would be an ICPA pilot at the helm. 332 fleet have the seniormost and best captains in IC, so i am very surprised at the negative comments.
that said the pilot is in charge: he takes the final call on what to do, not passengers. and what was the passenger doing goin to the toilet when the seat belt sign was on?
Yes it's Mid Day (though the Trash of India has managed to out-sensationalise Mid Day for a long time now) bot other publications also carried a variation of the story.
But I think you're missing the point : the problem isn't with the passenger getting up or the crew failing to prevent the injuries, or the pilot's experience or expertise. It's about the pilot's alleged failure to report the incident and his attempt to cover it up.
In all likelihood, if reported appropriately, the incident wouldn't have created all this drama. The cover-up is the contention, not the incident itself.
That said, bleeding and covering-up aside, it should have been a serious incident for AI to decide to ground the plane to check and fix it.
By the way, the plane has around 60 passengers. So there was no need for a 777 or a 330, strike or no strike. An ATR could have done the job!
