Flight carrying congress members makes emergency Landing
Jul 22, 2008, 7:17 pm
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Hope they get everything sorted out. pda.co.com/info tells me that's my plane (#720) tomorrow morning.
Jul 22, 2008, 7:30 pm
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I disagree. That's just a little faster than normal descend. Often if there's no traffic, you get from 380/390 cruise to ground in about 25 minutes.
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Jul 22, 2008, 7:56 pm
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Jul 22, 2008, 9:49 pm
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This goes along with something said in the "downgraded on paid F" thread, where the concierge told a BF pax that the back of the plane gets there at the same time as the front. Until they start flying sideways, no it doesn't.
FWIW (and back on topic), Nick Lampson told his staffer that the O2 masks did deploy, but that everything went smoothly:
Trevor Kincaid, a spokesman for passenger and Rep. Nick Lampson, said his boss told him "there was absolutely no panic on the plane." Lampson told Kincaid the plane's oxygen masks dropped down.
"Continental Airline's personnel and staff were exceptional; executing what seemed to me a textbook performance in emergency procedure. I was very impressed," Lampson said in a release.
"Continental Airline's personnel and staff were exceptional; executing what seemed to me a textbook performance in emergency procedure. I was very impressed," Lampson said in a release.
Jul 22, 2008, 9:53 pm
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Wow... I would love to be the F/A she screamed at regarding a seafood special on a route where specials aren't offered, so I could throw her off the plane. Respect is a two way street, and no one, regardless of income, public status, occupation, etc, has the right to treat another human being in the way that that article describes, and the way that many of my colleagues have described Lee's behavior. America is a democracy, and there are no queens... well, other than a few of my dear F/A friends, haha.
Jul 22, 2008, 9:57 pm
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doobierw, in the "fat boys" we didn't roll and pull 5 g's
though I have seen the Dash 80 roll pics.Ciao,
FH
Jul 22, 2008, 9:57 pm
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7+ hours late... seat map and upgrade list not available
Flight Information & Status Results
Continental Flight: 458
Departure Date: Jul 22, 2008
Status: In Flight - Estimated To Arrive 7 hours 22 Minutes Late, Diverted To New Orleans, LA (MSY)
Departed:
New Orleans, LA (MSY)
Scheduled: 4:00 PM
Actual: 9:03 PM
Gate: Not Assigned
Check-in: West Terminal
Arrives:
Washington, DC (DCA - National)
Scheduled: 5:14 PM
Estimated: 12:36 AM (Jul 23)
Gate: 14
Bag Claim/Arrivals: Terminal B
Aircraft: Boeing 737-700 aircraft #720
Continental Flight: 458
Departure Date: Jul 22, 2008
Status: In Flight - Estimated To Arrive 7 hours 22 Minutes Late, Diverted To New Orleans, LA (MSY)
Departed:
New Orleans, LA (MSY)
Scheduled: 4:00 PM
Actual: 9:03 PM
Gate: Not Assigned
Check-in: West Terminal
Arrives:
Washington, DC (DCA - National)
Scheduled: 5:14 PM
Estimated: 12:36 AM (Jul 23)
Gate: 14
Bag Claim/Arrivals: Terminal B
Aircraft: Boeing 737-700 aircraft #720
Jul 22, 2008, 10:00 pm
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Having recently been on a "rapid descent" flight (for a medical emergency) I can say that it's definitely noticeable. I'm sure it's only a bit faster in absolute terms, but you definitely feel it and it would certainly be a bit disconcerting if you didn't know the reason. In this particular case, I'd think it would have been pretty scary, even if obviously they were never in any real danger.
Jul 23, 2008, 3:12 am
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I would be curious to see how they end up voting on the aviation safety bill after this situation
Jul 23, 2008, 10:31 am
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The story I read had effusive praise for the CO crew as being unbelievably good in this situation, professional to a fauly, always calm and in control. I would think that this would be more of a topic of discussion--members of congress were on the plane and a spokesman for one of them went out of their way to praise CO and its people.
COInsider, please relay *THIS* frequent flyers' congratulations to the CO team for getting great press in a month of nothing but negative news for the industry!
--PP
COInsider, please relay *THIS* frequent flyers' congratulations to the CO team for getting great press in a month of nothing but negative news for the industry!
--PP
Jul 23, 2008, 11:41 am
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Heard Ted Poe on KSEV (AM 700) this morning. He also said everybody was calm, and very quiet - though with the masks on, it was hard not to be quiet. 
The descend was definitely significantly steeper than normal and they all felt it.
The descend was definitely significantly steeper than normal and they all felt it.
Jul 23, 2008, 1:25 pm
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Members of Congress being quiet....so that's what it takes. Stick them in a plummeting airliner.