Las Palmas to Bristol Flight - Windscreen shattered
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http://www.mirror.co.uk/news/uk-news/plane-bound-u...
I was on this flight. I have to say I absolutely cacked myself!
Rational thought was telling me that these things undergo massive stress tests even when shattered etc. but actually being in the situation was not a nice experience.
Even the stewardess sounded scared making the announcements over the speaker.
Stuck in Portugal for 8 hours whilst we waited for a replacement aircraft.
On a similar note, anyone claimed compensation for a long flight delay? I had to miss work the next day due to the delay.
I was on this flight. I have to say I absolutely cacked myself!
Rational thought was telling me that these things undergo massive stress tests even when shattered etc. but actually being in the situation was not a nice experience.
Even the stewardess sounded scared making the announcements over the speaker.
Stuck in Portugal for 8 hours whilst we waited for a replacement aircraft.
On a similar note, anyone claimed compensation for a long flight delay? I had to miss work the next day due to the delay.
Fortunately never had a look into it myself so not sure of the requirements, but there is a lot of info here re compensation for delayed flights:
http://www.moneysavingexpert.com/travel/flight-del...
I don't think having your wages docked is a requirement for compensation but as I said, I haven't read them in detail.
http://www.moneysavingexpert.com/travel/flight-del...
I don't think having your wages docked is a requirement for compensation but as I said, I haven't read them in detail.
Slightly different scenario but my flight was cancelled last year, was put in a hotel overnight and flew home with a different airline the next day. Flight was refunded and got £250 compensation too.
I wasn't too bothered but they actually sent me the link to apply for it, so was a no brainer.
I wasn't too bothered but they actually sent me the link to apply for it, so was a no brainer.
Davel said:
Glad you're safe.
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t happens though - what compensation do you feel entitled to?
Did your employer complain or dock your wages for being a day late?
Well both me and the wife had to take an extra days annual leave. Not exactly a loss of earnings but in value, that alone results in almost £350.s
t happens though - what compensation do you feel entitled to?Did your employer complain or dock your wages for being a day late?
We also had our duty free taken off us which we bought at Las Palmas when we went through customs at Porto. Not exactly a big loss - around fifty quid but still.
So in all, around £400 out of pocket.
I understand these things happen and we are glad to be safe but when paying for a service, why should we be the ones of pocket?
welshjon81 said:
http://www.mirror.co.uk/news/uk-news/plane-bound-u...
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On a similar note, anyone claimed compensation for a long flight delay? I had to miss work the next day due to the delay.
I sat in London for 24 hours due to a broken Cathay Pacific flight, and all I got was 5000 air miles for a card I didn't use.....
On a similar note, anyone claimed compensation for a long flight delay? I had to miss work the next day due to the delay.
Oh, I also got the predictable PH response here when I started a thread about it, telling me I was an a
hole for even complaining, as I should be eternally grateful for even having the chance to travel around the world..... 
..or tears and teeth gnashing to that effect.
You probably aren't entitled to compensation under the EU rules.
Broadly, to get compensation, the delay has to be the airline's fault, or something they could have reasonably foreseen. Delays owing to extraordinary circumstances are not included.
Things which tend to fall under the rules for compensation:
- Crew late
- Routine technical fault (e.g., wear and tear)
- General ineptitude (e.g., small delays on loading/unloading making it impossible to arrive at destination airport before closure)
Things which tend to fall under 'exceptional circumstances'
- Unexpected weather events
- Strikes
- Out of the ordinary technical faults - which I guess is where this windscreen issue might fit.
Broadly, to get compensation, the delay has to be the airline's fault, or something they could have reasonably foreseen. Delays owing to extraordinary circumstances are not included.
Things which tend to fall under the rules for compensation:
- Crew late
- Routine technical fault (e.g., wear and tear)
- General ineptitude (e.g., small delays on loading/unloading making it impossible to arrive at destination airport before closure)
Things which tend to fall under 'exceptional circumstances'
- Unexpected weather events
- Strikes
- Out of the ordinary technical faults - which I guess is where this windscreen issue might fit.
welshjon81 said:
http://www.mirror.co.uk/news/uk-news/plane-bound-u...
I was on this flight. I have to say I absolutely cacked myself!
Rational thought was telling me that these things undergo massive stress tests even when shattered etc. but actually being in the situation was not a nice experience.
Even the stewardess sounded scared making the announcements over the speaker.
Stuck in Portugal for 8 hours whilst we waited for a replacement aircraft.
On a similar note, anyone claimed compensation for a long flight delay? I had to miss work the next day due to the delay.
Can you put some more flesh on the bones. Interested to hear a rare, firsthand experience.I was on this flight. I have to say I absolutely cacked myself!
Rational thought was telling me that these things undergo massive stress tests even when shattered etc. but actually being in the situation was not a nice experience.
Even the stewardess sounded scared making the announcements over the speaker.
Stuck in Portugal for 8 hours whilst we waited for a replacement aircraft.
On a similar note, anyone claimed compensation for a long flight delay? I had to miss work the next day due to the delay.
Did the plane make any odd or loud noises before, during or after the windscreen crack?
How fast was the "fast descent"?
Did the oxygen masks come down?
Anyone crying or screaming or shouting?
Did the pilot(s) say anything?
I was caught in some sudden turbulence on a night-flight from China to Japan a few years ago, where some unbelted folks slammed into the ceiling. The worst part was when a couple of kids started crying and screaming in the darkness over and over again for about 10mins that "we are all gonna die" and "we are crashing into the sea".
Puggit said:
Meh - a pilot was once sucked in to a broken window and stewardesses held on while the other pilot landed (at Southampton IRRC).
Yep, doesn't sound like it was much fun.http://home.bt.com/news/world-news/june-10-1990-mi...
ladderino said:
Puggit said:
Meh - a pilot was once sucked in to a broken window and stewardesses held on while the other pilot landed (at Southampton IRRC).
Yep, doesn't sound like it was much fun.http://home.bt.com/news/world-news/june-10-1990-mi...
Nah, thought not.
I recall a discussion about how the plane would have 'explosive decompression' if someone fired a bullet though the airframe. I argued you could simply put your hand, or a rolled up,
sock, over the hole and stop the drama.....
welshjon81 said:
We also had our duty free taken off us which we bought at Las Palmas when we went through customs at Porto. Not exactly a big loss - around fifty quid but still.
So in all, around £400 out of pocket.
The duty free restriction is the same Las Palmas - Porto as it is Las Palmas - Bristol so if you were over your limit you could have had your goods taken off you when you landed into the UK?So in all, around £400 out of pocket.
BlueFiestaST said:
welshjon81 said:
We also had our duty free taken off us which we bought at Las Palmas when we went through customs at Porto. Not exactly a big loss - around fifty quid but still.
So in all, around £400 out of pocket.
The duty free restriction is the same Las Palmas - Porto as it is Las Palmas - Bristol so if you were over your limit you could have had your goods taken off you when you landed into the UK?So in all, around £400 out of pocket.
King Herald said:
ladderino said:
Puggit said:
Meh - a pilot was once sucked in to a broken window and stewardesses held on while the other pilot landed (at Southampton IRRC).
Yep, doesn't sound like it was much fun.http://home.bt.com/news/world-news/june-10-1990-mi...
Nah, thought not.
I recall a discussion about how the plane would have 'explosive decompression' if someone fired a bullet though the airframe. I argued you could simply put your hand, or a rolled up,
sock, over the hole and stop the drama.....
The thing about the explosive decompression, is not so much the loss of pressure, but the differential between inside and outside. There was a JAL 747, which suffered explosive decompression after the rear pressure bulkhead blew out. That brought the plane down - not as a result of the decompression, but because the force of the failure damaged all of the hydraulic systems, and I think the stabiliser.
Another example was a 737 in the Hawaiian Islands, that became a convertible after a fatigue crack running through some rivets opened up. A stewardess was sucked out through the roof.
Once the pressure equalises then the rush of air will fall. But its the damage that happens while that equalisation happens.
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