Melburnian1
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It must be reasonably unusual for an Austrralian-domiciled plane to turn back to unload an unruly passenger. I have never read any staistics stating how often it occurs.
Unfortunately the threat of fines through court action (or restitution of an airline's costs, which rapidly mount to be tens of thousands of dollars) may not deter all such troublemakers as some will have few if any material assets.
QF cannot have it both ways.
Despite its approximately 40 per cent foreign ownership, it wants us to believe that it remains Australia's 'flag carrier' when to me it's just another airline (and not a very good one at that, whether one is a shareholder or a passenger). QF is subtly or not so subtly trying to claim that it's 'special.' We've heard this before from Holden ('meat pies, kangaroos...and Holden cars' and other companies - and look where that has got taxpayers).
If there is an unruly passenger and one of the 12 highest capacity passenger planes in the QF fleet has to suddenly turn back (in this case to LHR), it is arguably newsworthy.
The QF computer suggests that this QF2 eventually (re) departed LHR at 0212, four hours and 57 minutes late and after what it suggests will be a shorter than normal 85 minute stop in DXB, it should arrive in SYD at 1100 on Wednesday morning (tomorrow) in sufficient time to form QF11 at 1500 hours to LAX.
Would this A380 have had to dump fuel in order to land and then be partially refuelled? How many passengers were on board?
Unfortunately the threat of fines through court action (or restitution of an airline's costs, which rapidly mount to be tens of thousands of dollars) may not deter all such troublemakers as some will have few if any material assets.
QF cannot have it both ways.
Despite its approximately 40 per cent foreign ownership, it wants us to believe that it remains Australia's 'flag carrier' when to me it's just another airline (and not a very good one at that, whether one is a shareholder or a passenger). QF is subtly or not so subtly trying to claim that it's 'special.' We've heard this before from Holden ('meat pies, kangaroos...and Holden cars' and other companies - and look where that has got taxpayers).
If there is an unruly passenger and one of the 12 highest capacity passenger planes in the QF fleet has to suddenly turn back (in this case to LHR), it is arguably newsworthy.
The QF computer suggests that this QF2 eventually (re) departed LHR at 0212, four hours and 57 minutes late and after what it suggests will be a shorter than normal 85 minute stop in DXB, it should arrive in SYD at 1100 on Wednesday morning (tomorrow) in sufficient time to form QF11 at 1500 hours to LAX.
Would this A380 have had to dump fuel in order to land and then be partially refuelled? How many passengers were on board?
