Originally Posted by johnso29

It really is sad how people are dogging on Allegiant for a fire that could happen to any of us. Not to mention they got the fire put out, and NO ONE was hurt or killed. I say KUDOS to the crew for keeping the situation under control.

In regards to the over run incident with the charter flight, how can anyone blame that on the crew? Do we even know what numbers they got from the company? How do we know they weren't inaccurate? It's extremely possible that the people who loaded the aircraft gave the crew inaccurate information that lead them to believe they were LIGHTER then they actually were.

I think a lot of pilots forget how much we put our lives in the hands of other people everyday. Mechanics, rampers, gate agents, dispatchers, load control, air traffic contol, and the list goes on folks. Rather then try to crucify the pilots, lets praise them for breaking the chain and preventing a tragedy. I for one am much happier to see that no one was hurt or killed, rather then horrific alternative.