FlyerTalk Forums - View Single Post - Why did the captain do this?
View Single Post
Old Jul 25, 2018, 5:32 pm
  #24  
DCP2016
Suspended
 
Join Date: Aug 2017
Programs: Rapid Rewards, AAdvantage, SkyMiles
Posts: 2,931
Originally Posted by readywhenyouare


I'll side with the NTSB and FAA. They were livid with the LGA incident. The captain kept everyone in a very dangerous situation by keeping them onboard a plane that had just crashed. They should have evacuated immediately. That is a very dark stain on Delta and their crews. Not questioning the captain has led to thousands of deaths and that attitude is very dangerous. Air crews are supposed to work as a team. You are supposed to speak up if you think something is wrong.
Yup, and this "mindset" is what led to many bad disasters, including Tenerife, Korean Air Cargo 8509, and Air France 447.
DCP2016 is offline