Showing posts with label globespan. Show all posts
Showing posts with label globespan. Show all posts

Saturday, June 30, 2007

Globespan follow-up, attack on Glasgow airport


Well, (see posting below) Globespan wasn't as bad for me as it could have been. We did not crash. Our plane departed only an hour late, because too few stewards and stewardesses bothered showing up for work (no kidding, we were waiting for replacements to drop in so we could finally leave Glasgow). The food in Globespan's business class and the service provided by its staff were immaculate (mind you, not up to Virgin standards, but then, their prices were several light years below Virgin's, too). The plane was an ageing (ex Iceland Air) 757-200. The business class consisted of a few leather seats with minimal recline that probably have seen better times during their long life-span. There were no individual inflight entertainment units, not even in business class (in other words, worse than Virgin's economy).

On arrival in Hamilton we were greeted by a cheerful ground staff member who said that we were lucky to be only an hour late, as the day before the airline managed to organise a 22 hour delay... so, in balance, you're probably better off not to consider this airline for your travel purposes.

On a more cheerful note, let me assure you that I am entirely innocent and was not involved in this!

I guess I was also lucky for another reason. Had I arrived just one day later, I would not have been able to leave Toronto to go to Kingston, because militant indigenous people decided to block train tracks (possibly for good reasons). So, all trains were canceled.

Wednesday, June 27, 2007

Scared of flying? - Well, here's a reasonable reason

Wish I was kidding, but I shall be flying (trying anyway) on this airline and this plane to Canada tonight... - Thank goodness I am not scared of flying, even though quite possibly I should

Another emergency landing at Munro
Jun, 13 2007 - 8:00 AM



HAMILTON (AM900 CHML) - For the second time in two weeks, a
Flyglobespan jet has had to make an emergency landing at Hamilton's
Munro International Airport.
Reports indicate the Boeing 757 had an engine malfunction about 20
minutes after taking off.

The pilot then declared a mechanical emergency and turned the plane around.

It landed safely shortly after 12:30 this morning.

Two weeks ago, a Flyglobespan Boeing 757 returned to Hamilton airport
after the pilot reported an emergency involving a surging engine.

That plane landed safely, with passengers reporting bangs and flames
coming from an engine.

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