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Old May 25, 2008, 12:39 pm
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Rambuster
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3 go-arounds one of which was in LAX and we had nearly touched down.
Pilot just said that "it got a bit close on the ground"

1 aborted take-off on a CX 747 heading from HKG to LAX. Pulled off the runway after about 200 yards. Smoke detector went off in the cargo area.

oh, and I have sat next to a hand cuffed guy too being deported back to Romania. Also witnessed a punch up in an SQ J cabin (poor little SQ FA got a punch in the face, pax arrested upon arrival at NRT.) and unfortunately been on a flight where a person died. Other events included plane being struck by lightning during take-off (UA IAD-MIA, quite scary as all the lights go out until the captain puts the fuse back in, lots of screaming in the cabin "we're all going to die!") and have also been on a flight where the engine caught fire upon landing (UA 737 at ORD).

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