Posted on 01/02/2024 7:32:00 AM PST by Red Badger
Again, depends on the flight. Seriously: don’t let stereotypes and “America Sux” propaganda cloud your mind. I fly a lot. Some cities, as either origin or destination, tend to crowd the plane with Jabba the Hutt’s relatives. Others fill the plane with normal humans.
JAL was flying/landing, so this was a “midair”.
Wow. You could tell me that everyone died in the tube of fire and I would believe you.
I assume Japanese Coast Guard? It wouldnt surprise me if our Coasties were there helping.
All of the headlines for this story are poorly written. “Japan Airlines A350 Safely Evacuated after Runway Collision” would just be too clear - and draw fewer eyeballs.
In my case, flying in CONUS that would be United, Delta, or (rarely) American. I haven't noticed much difference among them. I have zero experience with Southwest, JetBlue, Spirit.
In a related story, Southwest is giving obese people who self-identify as “superfat” a free seat if they ask. Can imagine being behind one of those folks as they try to squeeze out of an emergency exit and the plane is on fire?
At least their luggage won’t be in Zimbabwe or someplace!
LEX
I bet they wish it was...................
I saw that ... putting someone in an exit row who requires two seats to accommodate her excess mass should be considered conspiracy to commit murder. I would be very unhappy to see that.
Are you crazy or just really really weird?
Quote from an NHK news report:
"The Japan Coast Guard says the JAL plane collided with one of its aircraft immediately after landing at around 6 P.M. on Tuesday."
"Immediately after landing" doesn't suggest a midair collision to me.
Either-or fallacy. You left off "not from around here."
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“Title is incorrect. The collision occurred on the ground.”
This story has changed several times, due to poor journalism or confusing translation. The JAL had landed and as it was taxiing a wing delivered a glancing blow a either a waiting aircraft or another taxiing aircraft. I’m not sure if that’s a correct summary or not.
It is remarkable that no one was injured and that speaks very highly of the JAL flight crew who were obviously well-trained and immediately deployed egress slides. Japanese passengers were composed enough and quickly exited the aircraft in an orderly fashion.
There are a lot more fatties in the US.
There are some who in the US would try to save their carryon’s.
Given the fire was in the back, it would be interesting if they unloaded them first, and worked their way forward or got as many out as fast as possible.
It would also be interesting on how they handled the handicapped. Are they removed first or last or in order? IDK. If it takes 1 minute to remove a handicapped passenger, and 5 seconds to remove a regular passenger, what is the order? IDK.
Dash8 400 holds 90 souls
Largest version
Something amiss here
Ok
Confused me too
After seeing more photos and videos of the JAL Airbus 350-900 wreck, I wonder if JAL was still partially in the air when it hit the smaller Dash 8. The nose of the 350 is smashed in and the nose gear and the right landing gear are missing.
I knew one of the survivors of that crash.
Reporting is so sketchy these days.
“News” been reduced to only being fact, in a sense of the fact that something is ‘reported as’, yet..?
Japan is having a rough New Year, that much is true. ☹️
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