Empty Exit Row
Apr 11, 2003 | 7:51 am
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<font face="Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" size="2">Originally posted by ozstamps:
I always offer to sit in the exit rows on 747s upstairs for that very reason. Even when no others want that row I take it. Everyone else's safety is my primary concern. Further away for the toilets and galley and stairs I realise than other seats, but someone has to offer.</font>
I always offer to sit in the exit rows on 747s upstairs for that very reason. Even when no others want that row I take it. Everyone else's safety is my primary concern. Further away for the toilets and galley and stairs I realise than other seats, but someone has to offer.</font>
Apr 11, 2003 | 8:28 am
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<font face="Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" size="2">Originally posted by Spider:
I hope you haven't forgotten the flight where an upper deck door was torn off in mid-flight due to wear & tear near Hawaii and it took a number of biz pax along on its journey to the bottom of the Pacific. Wasn't it a UA flight?</font>
I hope you haven't forgotten the flight where an upper deck door was torn off in mid-flight due to wear & tear near Hawaii and it took a number of biz pax along on its journey to the bottom of the Pacific. Wasn't it a UA flight?</font>
From airdisaster.com
United Airlines flight 811 experienced an explosive decompression as it was climbing between 22,000 and 23,000 feet after taking off from Honolulu, Hawaii, en route to Auckland and Sydney. The airplane made a successful emergency landing at Honolulu and the occupants evacuated the airplane. Examination of the airplane revealed that the forward lower cargo door had separated in-flight and had caused extensive damage to the fuselage and cabin structure adjacent to the door. Nine of the passengers were ejected from the airplane and lost at sea.
Apr 11, 2003 | 9:18 am
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<font face="Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" size="2">Originally posted by MatthewClement:
Nine of the passengers were ejected from the airplane and lost at sea.</font>
Nine of the passengers were ejected from the airplane and lost at sea.</font>
Apr 11, 2003 | 9:24 am
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Is a LOWER cargo door on a 747 anywhere near exit row 15 UPSTAIRS?