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periwinkle
Joined: 08 Feb 2003
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 Posted: Mon Nov 28, 2005 5:10 pm Post subject: Woman tries to open door in-flight |
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Sandrine Helene Sellies, 34, who has a fear of flying, had drunk alcohol and taken sleeping tablets ahead of the flight from Hong Kong to Brisbane.
She was seen on the Cathay Pacific plane walking towards a door with an unlit cigarette and a lighter.
She then began tampering with the emergency exit until she was stopped by a flight attendant.
Defence lawyer Helen Shilton said her client had no memory of what had happened on the flight on Saturday, and that she had a history of sleepwalking.
She pleaded guilty to endangering the safety of an aircraft at Brisbane Magistrates Court and was given a 12-month A$1,000 (£429) good behaviour bond - she will forfeit the money if she commits another offence.
The French tourist was at the start of a three-week holiday in Australia with her husband.
*Ooops! mods, please move to off-topic forum* |
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joe_doufu
Joined: 09 May 2005
Location: Elsewhere
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| Posted: Mon Nov 28, 2005 5:14 pm Post subject: Re: Woman tries to open door in-flight |
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| periwinkle wrote: |
| Sandrine Helene Sellies, 34, who has a fear of flying, had drunk alcohol and taken sleeping tablets ahead of the flight from Hong Kong to Brisbane. |
I love the French!
You know there's an internet forward about crazy things seen by flight attendants. One of which was a Chinese passenger who tried to open the door to throw out his gum. |
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mindmetoo
Joined: 02 Feb 2004
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| Posted: Mon Nov 28, 2005 10:00 pm Post subject: |
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| The space shuttle when it was on a scientific mission would padlock the hatch door while in space. This was done after a scientist aboard confessed he felt like opening the hatch. The experiment he had worked on for half a decade for the shuttle trip failed when in space. He suddenly became borderline suicidal. |
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numazawa
Joined: 20 Mar 2005
Location: The Concrete Barnyard
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| Posted: Mon Nov 28, 2005 10:52 pm Post subject: Re: Woman tries to open door in-flight |
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| periwinkle wrote: |
... walking towards a door with an unlit cigarette and a lighter.
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Hahaha -- the idiot! Didn't she have the sense to light up before stepping into the wind? |
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cruisemonkey
Joined: 04 Jul 2005
Location: Hopefully, the same place as my luggage.
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| Posted: Tue Nov 29, 2005 4:29 am Post subject: |
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At least she was stepping outside so as not to endanger the health of her fellow passengers with 'second hand' smoke!  |
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joe_doufu
Joined: 09 May 2005
Location: Elsewhere
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This is not the one I was looking for but it's funny anyway:
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Frequent Flyer Jokes
All too rarely, airline attendants make an effort to make the in-flight "safety lecture" and their other announcements a bit more entertaining. Here are some real examples that have been heard or reported:
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On a Continental Flight with a very "senior" flight attendant crew, the pilot said, "Ladies and gentlemen, we've reached cruising altitude and will be turning down the cabin lights. This is for your comfort and to enhance the appearance of your flight attendants."
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On landing the stewardess said, "Please be sure to take all your belongings. If you're going to leave anything, please make sure it's something we'd like to have."
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"There may be 50 ways to leave your lover, but there are only 4 ways out of this airplane."
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"Thank you for flying Delta Business Express. We hope you enjoyed giving us the business as much as we enjoyed taking you for a ride."
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As the plane landed and was coming to a stop at Washington National, a lone voice came over the loudspeaker: "Whoa, big fella. WHOA!"
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After a particularly rough landing during thunderstorms in Memphis, a flight attendant on a Northwest flight announced, "Please take care when opening the overhead compartments because, after a landing like that, sure as hell everything has shifted."
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From a Southwest Airlines employee: "Welcome aboard Southwest Flight XXX to YYY. To operate your seat belt, insert the metal tab into the buckle and pull tight. It works just like every other seat belt; and, if you don't know how to operate one, you probably shouldn't be out in public unsupervised."
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"In the event of a sudden loss of cabin pressure, masks will descend from the ceiling. Stop screaming, grab the mask, and pull it over your face. If you have a small child traveling with you, secure your mask before assisting with theirs. If you are traveling with more than one small child... pick your favorite."
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"Weather at our destination is 50 degrees with some broken clouds, but we'll try to have them fixed before we arrive. Thank you, and remember, nobody loves you, or your money, more than Southwest Airlines."
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"Your seat cushions can be used for flotation; and, in the event of an emergency water landing, please paddle to shore and take them with our compliments."
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"Should the cabin lose pressure, oxygen masks will drop from the overhead area. Please place the bag over your own mouth and nose before assisting children... or other adults acting like children."
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"As you exit the plane, make sure to gather all of your belongings. Anything left behind will be distributed evenly among the flight attendants. Please do not leave children or spouses."
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And from the pilot during his welcome message: "Delta Airlines is pleased to have some of the best flight attendants in the industry. Unfortunately, none of them are on this flight!"
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Heard on Southwest Airlines just after a very hard landing in Salt Lake City: The flight attendant came on the intercom and said, "That was quite a bump, and I know what y'all are thinking. I'm here to tell you it wasn't the airline's fault, it wasn't the pilot's fault, it wasn't the flight attendant's fault...it was the as-phalt!"
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Overheard on an American Airlines flight into Amarillo, Texas, on a particularly windy and bumpy day: During the final approach, the captain was really having to fight it. After an extremely hard landing, the Flight Attendant said, "Ladies and Gentlemen, welcome to Amarillo. Please remain in your seats with your seat belts fastened while the Captain taxis what's left of our airplane to the gate!"
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Another flight attendant's comment on a less than perfect landing: "We ask you to please remain seated as Captain Kangaroo bounces us to the terminal."
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After a real crusher of a landing in Phoenix, the Flight Attendant came on with, "Ladies and Gentlemen, please remain in your seats until Capt. Crash and the Crew have brought the aircraft to a screeching halt against the gate. And, once the tire smoke has cleared and the warning bells are silenced, we'll open the door and you can pick your way through the wreckage to the terminal."
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Part of a flight attendant's arrival announcement: "We'd like to thank you folks for flying with us today. And, the next time you get the insane urge to go blasting through the skies in a pressurized metal tube, we hope you'll think of US Airways."
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A plane was taking off from Kennedy Airport. After it reached a comfortable cruising altitude, the captain made an announcement over the intercom, "Ladies and gentlemen, this is your captain speaking. Welcome to Flight Number 293, nonstop from New York to Los Angeles. The weather ahead is good and, therefore, we should have a smooth and uneventful flight. Now, sit back and relax - OH, MY GOD!"
Silence followed and after a few minutes, the captain came back on the intercom and said, "Ladies and Gentlemen, I am so sorry if I scared you earlier; but, while I was talking, the flight attendant brought me a cup of coffee and spilled the hot coffee in my lap. You should see the front of my pants!"
A passenger in Coach said, "That's nothing. He should see the back of mine!" |
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Dan The Chainsawman
Joined: 05 May 2005
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Joe Posted:
As the plane landed and was coming to a stop at Washington National, a lone voice came over the loudspeaker: "Whoa, big fella. WHOA!"
Hahhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahhaahahahahhaahhahahahahahahahahahaha
that was hilarious! |
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joe_doufu
Joined: 09 May 2005
Location: Elsewhere
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| Posted: Tue Nov 29, 2005 6:34 am Post subject: |
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| I've been googling and searching everywhere but can't find the list I had found before. It was a list supposedly made by a flight attendant about the weird stuff she had dealt with from Chinese passengers. One being a guy who tried to open the door to throw his gum out. Another was about the unbreakable Chinese habit of smuggling, including a guy who thought he would sneak Shanghai crabs aboard and they ended up getting loose. Anybody else ever read that list? It seems to be lost in the internet. |
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TiGrBaLm
Joined: 28 Feb 2003
Location: Hubcap of Asia
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| Posted: Tue Nov 29, 2005 8:56 pm Post subject: |
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billybrobby
Joined: 09 Dec 2004
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| Posted: Tue Nov 29, 2005 9:15 pm Post subject: |
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| as far as i know, commercial passenger airplane doors open inward and cannot be opened at high altitudes due to cabin pressure |
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periwinkle
Joined: 08 Feb 2003
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| Posted: Tue Nov 29, 2005 10:09 pm Post subject: |
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| billybrobby wrote: |
| as far as i know, commercial passenger airplane doors open inward and cannot be opened at high altitudes due to cabin pressure |
True- in most cases. Ever hear about DB Cooper? He opened the aft airstairs and parachuted out after he hijacked the plane. Old 727, though.
One of my co-workers (and friend) was killed during an emergency evacuation in Miami. The cabin hadn't properly depressurized on landing; he manage to wrestle the door open, and was sucked out due to the pressure differential between the outside and inside. Miami customs officials scour aircraft arriving from South America, and they had damaged some insulation in the cargo hold, which affected the a/c's ability to pressurize/depressurize.
Anyway, that said, freak accidents do occur. |
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little mixed girl
Joined: 11 Jun 2003
Location: shin hyesung's bed~
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| Posted: Sat Dec 03, 2005 6:44 pm Post subject: |
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| those announcements are friggin funny! |
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