Scary News about Airlines
@DeborahDiane (40846)
Laguna Woods, California
April 17, 2018 4:36pm CST
It seems as if every day brings a new, scary story about the airline industry.
On "60 Minutes" last Sunday evening, they did a feature story on how the maintenance was so bad on Allegiant jets that sometimes they have had 4 or 5 different emergency incidents on the same day.
This morning I heard that Sun Airlines simply abandoned about 200 people in Mexico and, essentially, told them "Good luck, find you own flight home."
Then, this afternoon, a Southwest Airlines jet blew up, broke a window on the plane and killed one of the passengers. Afterwards, the surviving passengers experienced a terrifying emergency landing.
My husband and I fly somewhere two or three times a year. I've never worried about flying. However, all these events are certainly troubling.
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@mlgen1037 (29882)
• Manila, Philippines
17 Apr 18
Yes, rhat is somehow troubling. Why does these airline companies busy with getting money out of its customer but not fix the problems for a safer experience?
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@DeborahDiane (40846)
• Laguna Woods, California
18 Apr 18
@mlgen1037 - I agree they need to concentrate on making their planes safer.
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@DeborahDiane (40846)
• Laguna Woods, California
18 Apr 18
@mlgen1037 - I agree. Safety and a good customer experience are the most important aspects of flying.
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@mlgen1037 (29882)
• Manila, Philippines
18 Apr 18
@DeborahDiane that should be and then the customer experience must be their main priority.
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@DeborahDiane (40846)
• Laguna Woods, California
18 Apr 18
@JudyEv - I agree. When you are up in the air, it is not like you can pull to the side of the road if there is a problem. They need to check and double-check everything!
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@JudyEv (382104)
• Rockingham, Australia
18 Apr 18
@DeborahDiane There is no way airline operators can afford to get blase about their planes.
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@LadyDuck (502489)
• Italy
19 Apr 18
@DeborahDiane Not even an elevator is 100% safe. The most dangerous mean of travel is the Motorcycle ( 4.840 deaths per million hours of motorcycling). The safest Bus Travel (.011 deaths per million hours of travel). Incredible, but true.
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@LadyDuck (502489)
• Italy
20 Apr 18
@DeborahDiane I do not like the bus a lot, but for short distance I use the bus here. I would never ride a motorcycle.
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@DeborahDiane (40846)
• Laguna Woods, California
18 Apr 18
@LadyDuck - Yes, I have always heard it more dangerous to drive than fly. I guess we have to realize that there is some risk, no matter how we decide to travel. No transportation is completely safe.
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@JamesHxstatic (29410)
• Eugene, Oregon
21 Apr 18
We just got back last week from that trip to Texas last week. We flew from here through Denver to San Antonio and back. The flights were okay and on time but that 737 is soo uncomfortable in the middle seat. The guy next to me from Denver was sick, three days later, I was too.
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@JamesHxstatic (29410)
• Eugene, Oregon
22 Apr 18
@DeborahDiane What a great idea! I am not all anxious to fly again though.
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@DeborahDiane (40846)
• Laguna Woods, California
23 Apr 18
@JamesHxstatic - I'm glad you like our idea. If you do have to fly, I hope you and Anne will consider splitting up the way we do. The added benefit is that occasionally, if the flight is not full, there is no one at all sitting between us, because people tend to buy the middle seat the last!
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@DeborahDiane (40846)
• Laguna Woods, California
22 Apr 18
@JamesHxstatic - My husband and I always avoid the middle seat. He takes the window and I take the aisle. Then we pray that someone skinny gets the middle seat. Whatever happens, we at least have some space where we can lean away from the middle. It makes things a little more comfortable. When people realize we are together, they always offer to trade seats with us, but we always decline. For a few hours, we can sit apart!
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@DeborahDiane (40846)
• Laguna Woods, California
1 May 18
@just4him - That was a terrible accident. I heard about it here in California, too. The helicopter had just dropped off a patient before it crashed. The pilot and medical personnel were all killed. It was so sad. I think sometimes that we have gotten too casual about flying. We have forgotten how dangerous it can be.
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@just4him (323168)
• Green Bay, Wisconsin
1 May 18
@DeborahDiane I was glad to hear they had dropped off the patient first too. I'm surprised that news made it your way.
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@petatonicsca (7070)
• Japan
17 Apr 18
I hate hearing about airline emergencies. I have no way to get to my family and friends other than flying!
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@DeborahDiane (40846)
• Laguna Woods, California
18 Apr 18
@petatonicsca - There is no way for us to see some of our family without flying, either. This was a bad week for the airlines, though.
@AKRao24 (27422)
• India
17 Apr 18
What is going on? Industrialists becoming so inhumane? I just mentioned in another response that in India also we had about 150 midair engine failures and about 45 air-crafts were grounded!
I had apprehension about my flight to my home city and I have posted about it few weeks back! Now it seems God only can save us fron there Airline people! Thanks!
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@DeborahDiane (40846)
• Laguna Woods, California
18 Apr 18
@AKRao24 - I agree. The people we need to be saved from are the industrialists and the airline people!
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@AKRao24 (27422)
• India
18 Apr 18
@DeborahDiane , They are actually playing with the lives of people and making money out of it! I really wonder how can they take such things so lightly? Thanks!
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@DeborahDiane (40846)
• Laguna Woods, California
18 Apr 18
@AKRao24 - I agree. They need to make sure our transportation is safe!
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@MainerMikeBrown (1373)
• Bridgton, Maine
20 Apr 18
If I owned an airline (which will never happen of course), I'd want for every jet that I owned to be in tip top shape because if one of the jets crashed and killed people because of lack of good maintenance, I wouldn't be able to live with myself.
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@DeborahDiane (40846)
• Laguna Woods, California
21 Apr 18
@MainerMikeBrown - I agree with you completely. That is one of the disadvantages of having a privatized transportation system. Making a profit has to come above all other considerations.
@Shavkat (141905)
• Philippines
19 Apr 18
@DeborahDiane We hope that they will do this.
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@DeborahDiane (40846)
• Laguna Woods, California
18 Apr 18
@Shavkat - I agree they need to do a better job of making sure our transportation is safe!
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@wolfgirl569 (135770)
• Marion, Ohio
18 Apr 18
I never fly and have no plans to do so. Even more so now as I am hearing the same stories
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@DeborahDiane (40846)
• Laguna Woods, California
18 Apr 18
@wolfgirl569 - The incidents this week have been pretty scary, although most flights are very safe.
@1creekgirl (44560)
• United States
17 Apr 18
Gee, thanks a lot Deborah.
My daughter, granddaughter and I are flying next month. I don't get scared when I fly, but my granddaughter (28) has a real fear of flying. Sure hope she didn't see that report on 60 Minutes!
My daughter, granddaughter and I are flying next month. I don't get scared when I fly, but my granddaughter (28) has a real fear of flying. Sure hope she didn't see that report on 60 Minutes!1 person likes this
@1creekgirl (44560)
• United States
18 Apr 18
@DeborahDiane I was just teasing you. But I do hope she doesn't know!
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@DeborahDiane (40846)
• Laguna Woods, California
18 Apr 18
@1creekgirl - Yes, we wouldn't want to do anything to make her anxiety worse!
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@DeborahDiane (40846)
• Laguna Woods, California
18 Apr 18
@1creekgirl - I hope she didn't see that story, or any of the others, either. I'm sorry to bring up these scary situations, but they sure shocked me!
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@JESSY3236 (22245)
• United States
24 Apr 18
I only flown once and I was a little worried, but it was a good flight. Yeah it is troubling.
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@DeborahDiane (40846)
• Laguna Woods, California
24 Apr 18
@JESSY3236 - I am glad your one flight was a good one. Because our family is spread out, we fly somewhere at least once or twice a year.
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@DeborahDiane (40846)
• Laguna Woods, California
1 May 18
@paigea - Yes, air travelers have faced some very scary and upsetting situations recently. It is time for the airlines to clean up their act!
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@DesirousDreamer (34776)
• Peoria, Arizona
18 Apr 18
I'm very happy I don't go flying a lot. I never had a problem on the actual plane, it all happens before or after. Ugh, the anxiety I have while on a plane is through the roof and it is because of stories like these
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@DeborahDiane (40846)
• Laguna Woods, California
18 Apr 18
@DesirousDreamer - I hope I did not make your anxiety worse. I thought these incidents were pretty scary!
@DeborahDiane (40846)
• Laguna Woods, California
18 Apr 18
@DesirousDreamer Stay safe, then! You may want to avoid highways, too. I think they are even more dangerous than planes! LOL
@DesirousDreamer (34776)
• Peoria, Arizona
18 Apr 18
@DeborahDiane Well thankfully i am not going on a plane any time soon and neither is anyone I know, So I think I am good for now haha!
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@DeborahDiane (40846)
• Laguna Woods, California
18 Apr 18
@maezee - I was shocked that an airline could just leave people in a foreign country, without providing rooms, food or a return trip. That is just crazy!
@Starmaiden (9308)
• Canada
17 Apr 18
Many international airlines are too cheap to purchase new planes or maintain the upkeep of the ones they have.
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@DeborahDiane (40846)
• Laguna Woods, California
18 Apr 18
@Starmaiden - I agree. There needs to be requirements that they have to do a better job of maintaining planes.
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@DeborahDiane (40846)
• Laguna Woods, California
18 Apr 18
@ivanituut - I thought these incidents were pretty terrifying, too!
