Wingwalking Smoker
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Wingwalking Smoker
This may belong in Cathay's site but it was reported today in the BNE Curious Mail that a French lass, whilst travelling to BNE, thought it a good idea to take her fag and lighter and start fumbling with the cabin door to "go outside for a smoke".
Many desperate pax convinced her to resume her seat and she was subsequently convicted in BNE Court yesterday.
Thank heavens she wasn't flying on a Crash-8 because the propwash would have made it exceedingly difficult to light up and she may have been forced to smoke "a la flying fox' style.
Many desperate pax convinced her to resume her seat and she was subsequently convicted in BNE Court yesterday.
Thank heavens she wasn't flying on a Crash-8 because the propwash would have made it exceedingly difficult to light up and she may have been forced to smoke "a la flying fox' style.
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I think that the issue is with the airline. Every time I travel they say that smoking is not permitted inside the aircraft; I have yet to hear an announcement saying that popping outside onto the wing for a smoke is not allowed
Dave
Dave
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Originally Posted by Aus_Mal
Some of the comedians on DJ make that type of announcement. "If you smoke in the toilet, then we will find you a place on the wing to finish it off" (or equally bad attempt at humour!).
Dave
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I'm gitane out of this plane, RIGHT NOW
Crazy incident, but at least we got this headline out of it !
This piece reports slightely different facts however -
I'm gitane out of this plane, RIGHT NOW
French woman tried to pop out for mid-flight ciggie
By Team Register
Published Monday 21st November 2005 13:41 GMT
A French woman nearly disappeared in a real cloud of smoke when she tried to open the door of an airliner so she could pop out for a mid-flight fag...
...Sellies began tampering with the door and was only prevented from enjoying her last cigarette by a sharp-eyed flight attendant perhaps she was concerned that Sellies had cracked open the duty free mid-flight.
Sellies subsequently pleaded guilty to endangering the safety of an aircraft at Brisbane Magistrates Court. She was hit with a AUS$1,000 good behaviour bond. If she makes another attempt to join the mile-high smoking club in the next year, shell forfeit the dosh.
Presumably the bench looked kindly on Sellies defense her brief said the hapless Madame had no memory whatsoever of the incident. Were pretty sure a couple of hundred other passengers are wishing they could erase the incident from their memories too.
This piece reports slightely different facts however -
I'm gitane out of this plane, RIGHT NOW
French woman tried to pop out for mid-flight ciggie
By Team Register
Published Monday 21st November 2005 13:41 GMT
A French woman nearly disappeared in a real cloud of smoke when she tried to open the door of an airliner so she could pop out for a mid-flight fag...
...Sellies began tampering with the door and was only prevented from enjoying her last cigarette by a sharp-eyed flight attendant perhaps she was concerned that Sellies had cracked open the duty free mid-flight.
Sellies subsequently pleaded guilty to endangering the safety of an aircraft at Brisbane Magistrates Court. She was hit with a AUS$1,000 good behaviour bond. If she makes another attempt to join the mile-high smoking club in the next year, shell forfeit the dosh.
Presumably the bench looked kindly on Sellies defense her brief said the hapless Madame had no memory whatsoever of the incident. Were pretty sure a couple of hundred other passengers are wishing they could erase the incident from their memories too.
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Originally Posted by Dave Noble
If they are saying that, then it must therefore be ok to go outside for a cigarette.
Dave
Dave
Will other FT'ers contribute to my bail fund?
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cf. this thread on the BA board. Pretty scary stuff.
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Originally Posted by Team Register
Sellies began tampering with the door and was only prevented from enjoying her last cigarette by a sharp-eyed flight attendant