A pre-recorded crash message???
"British Airways apologised to passengers after an emergency message warning they were about to crash into the sea was played by mistake.
About 275 passengers were on the London Heathrow to Hong Kong flight on Tuesday evening when the automated message went out. The plane was flying over the North Sea at the time. Cabin crew quickly realised the error and moved to reassure the terrified passengers.
A spokesman for British Airways said an investigation was under way to discover whether it was human error or a computer glitch. "We apologise to passengers on board the flight for causing them undue distress," he added in a statement.
"Our cabin crew immediately made an announcement following the message advising customers that it was an error and that the flight would continue as normal."
I hope all the passengers had a change of underwear in their carry-on luggage.
Karma would be having that pre-recorded message play during your next flight.
THEN you come back here and tell us how "efficient" it was. And tell us how much your dry cleaning bill was.
My guess is that it's much easier to have a prerecorded message than to risk having a flight attendant break down while speaking the message. In a stressful situation, it's easier to push a button than to try and compose yourself as you think about impending death.
carguy - spell check works in blogs with the Firefox browser! No problema!
Carguy - This is what I was talking about (very subtle!)
"We apologise to passengers on board the flight for causing them undue distress," he added in a statement.
"This is your captain speaking. Would flight attendants Sharon, Melissa and LaKeisha please report to the cockpit. Uh, I mean, the place where the pilots sit."
I didn't see your post, really.
That was EXCELLENT!
"Before we hit the water, please be sure to return your tray tables and seat backs to the upright and locked position. Flight attendants will be coming by shortly to pickup up your cups and empty drink cans. We don't want to leave too large a debris field in the ocean."
"What, wait a minute, no need to worry, Captain Scullenberg is on board."
"Please bring your seats to an uptight position, place religious medallions inside your shirts, and wait for further instructions - this is not a microburst"
We aim to please!
They just aged a few people.
Another good one, loma.
Good one, offshore.
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“We know you have a choice when you travel and we’d like to thank you for choosing to spend your last few moments in this world with us.”
You just saw "apologise" and it set you off, right? Heh, heh!
"criticising".....How damn hard would it be to install spell-check at TDH???
They have a "pre-recorded message" for that?????? I'm not citicising their "efficiency". In a situation like that the pilot and crew MIGHT be a little busy. But, I think that's pretty damn impersonal. How long would it take to say, "We're crashing into the sea. Those of you who didn't pay attention to the pre-flight safety instructions are gonna regret that."
"I can't do that, Dave..." - Hal
Do you think they ran out of alcohol before they reached Hong Kong?
Oh My God!!! You have to be kidding me!
I wonder how much urine made its way on to the seats.