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Travellers are becoming more and more accustomed to tighter and tighter security restrictions. General Services Administration’
Coleman was aboard United Airlines Flight 223 from Washington Dulles International Airport to Las Vegas when a disturbed fellow- passenger tried to open a front exit hatch on the airplane, during the flight. He had unsuccessfully attempted to gain access to the cockpit area.
Several other passengers forced the man into a seat, according to the New York Daily News. The plane made an emergency landing in Denver, where authorities were waiting to arrest the man.
An international consultant in the South Pacific is calling on Solomon Airlines to examine an incident on a domestic flight, which he described could have had devastating results.
The consultant was on flight IE 372 from Buala via Suavanau to Honiara. Onboard was a very sick patent, attached to a drip.
When the aircraft arrived at Suavanau some other tourists were booked to join the flight, but demanded that their large surfboards be carried into the cabin.
The pilot requested everyone to make room for the surf boards and suggested that some passengers wait for the next day’s flight.
The consultant reported “We had nowhere to stay and we had paid our airfares so we decided to squeeze in with the surf boards”.
Still on the drip the sick patient was moved to the rear of the aircraft. The aircrew then lowered all the seats on the left side of the aircraft, in order to stack in the six large surfboards. This not only closed off all the windows from that side of the aircraft, it also closed off the emergency exit and the aisle.
The consultant firmly affirms that passenger’s lives were put at risk by the ill-formed decision of the two pilots “We had to support the boards with our arms during the long flight to avoid the boards from moving or falling onto us.”
“We were all trapped inside the aircraft, which didn’t seem to concern the pilots. Plus the flight was delayed by 30 minutes, giving no care of concern towards the sick patient, who obviously required urgent medical attention.”
“When we landed at Honiara the surf boards were removed before the sick patient, who should have been given priority disembarkation.”
Solomon Airlines refused to be interviewed over the matter.
About Passenger And Hazardous Furfboards
Man restrained by fellow passengers when he attempted to open a forward exit door midflight, while 6 oversize surfboards caused a possible lethal situation. More information : http://www.tropicpost.com/
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