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Old 05-28-2024 | 06:09 AM
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https://www.cbsnews.com/amp/news/spirit-airlines-passengers-told-to-put-on-life-vests-suspected-mechanical-issue/



now I realize I wasn’t there and I don’t know all the details but really, they told them to prepare for a water landing just in case? this really had to have been a really severe “mechanical failure.”

did we just have a overzealous new captain?

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Old 05-28-2024 | 07:42 AM
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Originally Posted by Halon1211
https://www.cbsnews.com/amp/news/spirit-airlines-passengers-told-to-put-on-life-vests-suspected-mechanical-issue/



now I realize I wasn’t there and I don’t know all the details but really, they told them to prepare for a water landing just in case? this really had to have been a really severe “mechanical failure.”

did we just have a overzealous new captain?

thoughts?
Possible miscommunication between flight deck and cabin crew? Spirit issued a very vague statement about the flight.
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Old 05-28-2024 | 07:54 AM
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Uh, I have questions.
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Old 05-28-2024 | 08:12 AM
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No it wasn't "almost a water landing". Come on now
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Old 05-28-2024 | 08:14 AM
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Originally Posted by DeltaboundRedux
Uh, I have questions.
maybe the crew was watching the movie Sully last night on Netflix, and it got them all hyped up.

and maybe one of them was a < insert first name>.pilot social media influencer and needed some new content. 🤷‍♂️
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Old 05-28-2024 | 08:40 AM
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Sounds like some new FAs either freaked out or misunderstood. No CA worth a damn would brief a ditching for a loss of pressurization.
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Old 05-28-2024 | 09:02 AM
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Originally Posted by Margaritaville
Sounds like some new FAs either freaked out or misunderstood. No CA worth a damn would brief a ditching for a loss of pressurization.
That’s exactly what happened, you can bet on it. They probably weren’t new either. FA said something stupid over the PA and stamped the CA’s name on it.
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Old 05-28-2024 | 09:02 AM
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Originally Posted by Margaritaville
Sounds like some new FAs either freaked out or misunderstood. No CA worth a damn would brief a ditching for a loss of pressurization.
this is most likely what happened.
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Old 05-28-2024 | 12:10 PM
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FA wanted an mbj ron is my assumption. No better way than destroying every lifevest on the aircraft at an island outstation.
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Old 05-29-2024 | 06:30 AM
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Originally Posted by DrSteveBrule
FA wanted an mbj ron is my assumption. No better way than destroying every lifevest on the aircraft at an island outstation.
https://www.local10.com/news/local/2024/05/28/spirit-airlines-pilot-on-flight-to-fort-lauderdale-instructs-passengers-to-prepare-for-possible-water-landing/

A little more detail. Hopefully the news has this wrong.
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