Not the time to be flying

arran77

http://news.sky.com/story/1306685/passenger-jet-carrying-116-vanishes-from-radar

I know that statistically it's probably still one of the safest forms of transport but it would still be on my mind if I was flying anywhere anytime soon :shock:

pblakeney

Just try convincing the people around you at work that statistically speaking, cycling is safer than driving.

capt_slog

Bugger. I'm flying tomorrow.

arran77

Capt Slog wrote:

Bugger. I'm flying tomorrow.

It'll be fine, just don't think about it

Wigster

Hmm, can't tell if this is out of "character", i.e more plane crashes than normal, or is it just that the media are jumping on every single one as they're such link bait at the moment?

Mikey23

Good point... Probably not newsworthy if its just a bunch of foreigners... But if there is a brit involved

seanoconn

I didn't know there was a country called Burkina Faso, is it new? :oops:

ballysmate

seanoconn wrote:

I didn't know there was a country called Burkina Faso, is it new? :oops:

According to my mate Big Nige, just next to Bongo Bongo land.

symo

Ballysmate wrote:

seanoconn wrote:

I didn't know there was a country called Burkina Faso, is it new? :oops:

According to my mate Big Nige, just next to Bongo Bongo land.

Oh man is the new UKIP world atlas out?

VTech

The world is changing and although many people sit in their nice homes thinking the world is calm, the reality is that at this moment in time, history has the potential to be tarnished with a war that will be talked about for millenniums.

Some may think thats over the top but whats happening right now, in out time is horrid, the death, destruction and terror being unleashed is equal to any in history. We talk about the horrid things that happened in WW2 in Poland but this figure has been eclipsed by the numbers being killed needlessly in modern times. Whole cities, people, countries are being wiped out.

Flying is a necessity for many so there is little to no other option but we will see more planes drop from the sky and if terror strikes continue in the aviation industry you will see massive losses globally with a depression of the like unseen since the human race developed.

markyone

Cant stand flying anymore,i am cruising this year for the first time.

arran77

symo wrote:

Ballysmate wrote:

seanoconn wrote:

I didn't know there was a country called Burkina Faso, is it new? :oops:

According to my mate Big Nige, just next to Bongo Bongo land.

Oh man is the new UKIP world atlas out?

He is a stokie

crumbschief

Here's Tom with the weather.

supersonic

Some stats here:

http://www.planecrashinfo.com/cause.htm

Flâneur

This mean Matthew isn't coming home?

MountainMonster

I'm flying on Monday to Poland, we should be OK for that flight. Thank god I chose to drive through Europe though for my holidays!

bernithebiker

I think we'll see a big drop in people holidaying in the Far East.

I know i wouldn't be comfortable flying over Ukraine, Iran, Iraq, Afghanistan, etc. etc.

The whole flying thing is such a P I T A these days anyway, you might as well stay in Europe and drive. Plenty of nice places to see.

smoggysteve

bernithebiker wrote:

I think we'll see a big drop in people holidaying in the Far East.

I know i wouldn't be comfortable flying over Ukraine, Iran, Iraq, Afghanistan, etc. etc.

The whole flying thing is such a P I T A these days anyway, you might as well stay in Europe and drive. Plenty of nice places to see.

Think you would be very safe flying over Afghan. The airspace security over it is tight. You have no idea how busy Camp Bastion airbase is. More flights a day than Heathrow at its peak.

bernithebiker

SmoggySteve wrote:

bernithebiker wrote:

I think we'll see a big drop in people holidaying in the Far East.

I know i wouldn't be comfortable flying over Ukraine, Iran, Iraq, Afghanistan, etc. etc.

The whole flying thing is such a P I T A these days anyway, you might as well stay in Europe and drive. Plenty of nice places to see.

Think you would be very safe flying over Afghan. The airspace security over it is tight. You have no idea how busy Camp Bastion airbase is. More flights a day than Heathrow at its peak.

I would imagine so. But presumably this is for a big corridor along a known flight path that arrives at Camp Bastion? I doubt they can secure the airspace over the whole country?

I don't know what routes airlines take over Afghanistan but presumably some will be flying over extremities far from Allied security.

Pross

seanoconn wrote:

I didn't know there was a country called Burkina Faso, is it new? :oops:

Used to be Upper Volta. These things are must-knows for anyone doing pub quizzes!

smoggysteve

bernithebiker wrote:

SmoggySteve wrote:

bernithebiker wrote:

I think we'll see a big drop in people holidaying in the Far East.

I know i wouldn't be comfortable flying over Ukraine, Iran, Iraq, Afghanistan, etc. etc.

The whole flying thing is such a P I T A these days anyway, you might as well stay in Europe and drive. Plenty of nice places to see.

Think you would be very safe flying over Afghan. The airspace security over it is tight. You have no idea how busy Camp Bastion airbase is. More flights a day than Heathrow at its peak.

I would imagine so. But presumably this is for a big corridor along a known flight path that arrives at Camp Bastion? I doubt they can secure the airspace over the whole country?

I don't know what routes airlines take over Afghanistan but presumably some will be flying over extremities far from Allied security.

Not just Bastion. We control Kandahar. Kabul, Bagram , plus loads more. I spent alot of time flying over it on tour and everywhere was extremely busy. Bordering countries like Pakistan and Iran are safe to fly over. Not sure why people consider Iran unsafe. They don't have paramilitary concerns and the state is not likely to go shooting down commercial aircraft.