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Old 06-25-2017, 04:39 PM
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Gotta admit thats a lot of shaking!

AirAsia pilot calls on passengers to 'pray' amid engine trouble on flight | Fox News


AirAsia pilot calls on passengers to 'pray' amid engine trouble on flight
Published June 25, 2017 Fox News

An AirAsia flight headed for Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia was forced to turn back to Perth, Australia on Sunday morning following a severe engine problem.


Passengers described the wild ride as being like “a washing machine” with rapid shaking and rattling following a “huge bang” that took place around 75 minutes into the six-hour journey. The shaking, framed as something of an “engine seizure,” was reported to have been so violent that the pilot – even with 44 years of experience – called on passengers to “pray.”


Passengers were also asked to “keep an eye on” the engine outside their window, as the pilot did not have a good view from the cabin.

No one was injured during the terrifying trip on the budget airline, although marine emergency services north of Perth were placed on standby incase a water landing was required, Australia’s local ABC reported.

The exact cause of the engine issue remains unclear.

“Passengers were attended by our ground staff upon landing and were provided with all necessary assistance,” AirAsia said in a statement following the incident. “Our engineers are taking the precautionary steps to check the aircraft.”
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Wow. Real professional
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Originally Posted by WHACKMASTER View Post
Wow. Real professional
Amen......
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A few months ago I there was talk of these guys starting to take over the west coast to Pacific market when their A330neos came on board....as it is most Asia travelers I know are terrified of Air Asia, shinanigans like this seals the deal. Nothing to see here folks. If a captain with decades of experience needs pax to pray during an emergency just imagine how their <250 hour wonders would fair up.
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Originally Posted by C130driver View Post
A few months ago I there was talk of these guys starting to take over the west coast to Pacific market when their A330neos came on board....as it is most Asia travelers I know are terrified of Air Asia, shinanigans like this seals the deal. Nothing to see here folks. If a captain with decades of experience needs pax to pray during an emergency just imagine how their <250 hour wonders would fair up.
Sorry to burst your bubble but Air Asia is a highly successful airline in Asia and is regarded like Southwest or JetBlue in the U.S.
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She definitely missing on a couple cylinders.
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What if there are atheists onboard? Can they just do a random song? Probably have the same outcome.
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They must have skipped this preflight item:

"Every superstitious passenger has ways of dealing with the existential uncertainties of air travel, but the ground crew of one Pakistani airliner raised the stakes on preflight rituals when it sacrificed a goat on the runway."
-NYT 1/18/17
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Sorry to burst your bubble but Air Asia is a highly successful airline in Asia and is regarded like Southwest or JetBlue in the U.S.
For price only...operationally is a different matter.......
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Originally Posted by NYC Pilot View Post
Sorry to burst your bubble but Air Asia is a highly successful airline in Asia and is regarded like Southwest or JetBlue in the U.S.

I'm sure your google fu could counter my google fu.

I did search for "most successful", as well as most profitable", and "highest rated" Asian Airlines. As well as Air Asia rankings.

Can you define "successful"?
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