Airlink flight forced to turn back

[mac_mac74]

http://www.news24.com/Content/South...2010-11-29/Airlink_flight_forced_to_turn_back

I believe SA Airlink was given the green light yesterday!!! This incident should hopefully encourage all travelers not to utilise their services, in that way hopefully they go belly up, may be a lesson to the others not to F-around with passenger safety.

 

[Chunkyfeather]

I will never use airlink, I will avoid it at every turn.

 

[Patty]

Systems often fail on aircraft even with the best airline. Despite knowing that they would probably be made a big thing out of the media for turning back, they still did the right thing and turned back. Avoiding the ice conditions and therefore safely returning.

 

[ToAsTeD]

Overpriced and continuously late flights, minus all the latest problems they have been having

 

[mac_mac74]

Why not?
They seem to find problems and do the right thing.
Would you prefer they did nothing and kept quiet?

id prefer they closed their doors.
When u have a single incident, its just that, an incident and thats just fine.
when u have more than one in a matter of months, thats called negligence.

 

[LazyLion]

Airlink and Roadlink... your passport to the other side!

 

[marine1]

Airlink and Roadlink... you passport to the other side!

Bwahahahah
Brilliant

 

[genetic]

"The turn back related to intense weather systems and the expectation of encountering severe icing en-route to Antananarivo, and was in the interests of safety."

Why the media sensationalism? There was no incident. An incident was avoided. Well done to the Airlink crew.

 

[LazyLion]

Why the media sensationalism? There was no incident. An incident was avoided. Well done to the Airlink crew.

there have just been too many incidents!

sooner or later an incident is going to become a serious accident.

The Civil Aviation authority grounded their entire fleet for inspection.

If you don't see all of that as a warning sign, then you are welcome to fly with them.

 

[mac_mac74]

each to their own, those who like to dice with death, be my guest. I would like to stick around for a little while longer.

 

[Emjay]

All airlines have some sort of trouble. On Monday, the 1Time red eye flight (6:15) from CT to Jhb had issues. The flight took off and the landing gear jammed in it's take off/landing position. They had to land again and wait until 11:00 for another flight.

 

[LazyLion]

Right, so would you like to fly 1000 hours in Airlink aircraft, or a 1 hour trip in a taxi to Soweto?
Which one is the safest?

neither.

 

[Sackboy]

All airlines have some sort of trouble. On Monday, the 1Time red eye flight (6:15) from CT to Jhb had issues. The flight took off and the landing gear jammed in it's take off/landing position. They had to land again and wait until 11:00 for another flight.

Airlink is in the spotlight because of their recent crashes. The press will naturally pick up on every technical problems.

 

[Moederloos]

... the replacement aircraft encountered a flap problem while on the ground and due to the indefinite delay the flight was cancelled.

One incident?

The original flight has a problem and turns back, and then the replacement plane ALSO has an issue?

Or am I missing something here?

 

[easyextremer89]

I have flown loads of time with SAA and Airlink and look a few problems can be sorted. Just to add that in all the incidents that have happened with airlink all the passenger and crew survived.Except the first incident where the pilot died a week later, the other crew survived including the sweeper who was knocked by the plane's wheel. But what about the Air France incident which killed 250+ people, so sit down and think carefully about this and let's see what the thoughts are from you.

 

[Peder]

Airlink and Roadlink... your passport to the other side!

totally agree i know for a fact sa roadlink is the worst EVER!!

I won't easily fly SA Airlink, too many "incidents"