Any commercial aviation experts in here?

Ben6899
Ben6899 Posts: 9,686
edited May 2013 in Commuting chat
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-22658979

Why would they divert, if only 10mins from landing? Surely the priority would have been to get the 'plane on the tarmac - any tarmac - safely, with the rubber bits pointing down.
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  • greg66_tri_v2.0
    greg66_tri_v2.0 Posts: 7,172
    I am pretty sure that SOP in the event of a hijack threat over UK airspace is to divert to Stansted for landing. I don't know why, but it's probably something to do with containment and resources to deal with the threat.


    ETA From wiki: Stansted has been designated by the UK Government as its preferred airport for any hijacked planes requesting to land in the UK. This is because its design allows a hijacked airliner to be isolated well away from any terminal buildings or runways, allowing the airport to continue to operate while negotiations are carried out, or even while an assault or rescue mission is undertaken. Staff at the airport receive special training for dealing with hijacks.[37] For this reason Stansted has been involved in more hijack incidents than might be expected for an airport of its size.
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  • Ben6899
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  • mudcow007
    mudcow007 Posts: 3,861
    this reminds me, few years ago flying to Goa, some "penis" on board drank a bottle of rum an started getting aggressive towards flight staff then thought it was funny to start swinging off one of the exits trying to open it :shock: (doubt it woudl open anyways with the pressure etc...still scary though)

    flight crew grabbed him with the help of passengers (me an some other bloke) we ended up having to tie him to a chair, we landed early in Istanbul where armed guards came on waving guns in his face...

    quite scary really
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  • meanredspider
    meanredspider Posts: 12,337
    Yes - Stansted is where all of those hijack style things go. Far end of the airport is miles from anything
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  • Ride hard
    Ride hard Posts: 389
    mudcow007 wrote:
    this reminds me, few years ago flying to Goa, some "penis" on board drank a bottle of rum an started getting aggressive towards flight staff then thought it was funny to start swinging off one of the exits trying to open it :shock: (doubt it woudl open anyways with the pressure etc...still scary though)

    flight crew grabbed him with the help of passengers (me an some other bloke) we ended up having to tie him to a chair, we landed early in Istanbul where armed guards came on waving guns in his face...

    quite scary really

    And that still didn't stop Boris from becoming Mayor of London? Wow.

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  • tgotb
    tgotb Posts: 4,714
    meanredspider wrote:
    Yes - Stansted is where all of those hijack style things go. Far end of the airport is miles from anything
    The whole bl**dy airport is miles from anything or anywhere...
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  • The Rookie
    The Rookie Posts: 27,814
    The other diversion airport is Prestwick, if you think Stanstead is miles from anywhere, try Prestwick!

    Once had a similar experience to mudcow, some people are born to be prats, others thrust pratness upon themselves!
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  • meanredspider
    meanredspider Posts: 12,337
    TGOTB wrote:
    meanredspider wrote:
    Yes - Stansted is where all of those hijack style things go. Far end of the airport is miles from anything
    The whole bl**dy airport is miles from anything or anywhere...

    It's not quite accurate. I once went to view a house in a village near Stansted - the house was lovely except for the row of tail fins just above the garden shed... :shock:
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  • avababy24
    avababy24 Posts: 162
    The Beginner wrote:
    The other diversion airport is Prestwick, if you think Stanstead is miles from anywhere, try Prestwick!

    Once had a similar experience to mudcow, some people are born to be prats, others thrust pratness upon themselves!


    Tell me about some of us have to work there !!!
  • redvee
    redvee Posts: 11,922
    I heard/read somewhere there were tunnels dug into the ground near to where they escort diverted aircraft. Can't say this is 100% true though.
    I've added a signature to prove it is still possible.
  • kelsen
    kelsen Posts: 2,003
    redvee wrote:
    I heard/read somewhere there were tunnels dug into the ground near to where they escort diverted aircraft. Can't say this is 100% true though.
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  • itboffin
    itboffin Posts: 20,072
    We flew this into Londonderry, they practically made us park it in the next county

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    When we flew down to Galway we parked it right by the control tower, such different attitudes
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  • mudcow007
    mudcow007 Posts: 3,861
    itboffin wrote:
    We flew this into Londonderry, they practically made us park it in the next county

    100_4076.JPG

    When we flew down to Galway we parked it right by the control tower, such different attitudes



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    what was it like to fly in??

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