Thomas Cook Flight Fuel Leak

[jenkotvr]

http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/worldnews/article-...

A collegue of mine was on this flight from Turin which had to make an emergency landing due to a faulty valve resulting in gallons of fuel pumped out of the right wing..

How dangerous is this situation? Does it happen regulary?

[jenkotvr]

Best of it was; the following day once the aircraft had been repaired, they kindly had a fighter escort over french airspace....mmmmmm something not quite right me thinks

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_R2hwbr_0jI

[jenkotvr]

Yeah I was sure that would of been plenty of fuel to go-around; just the fire risk that concerned me

Anyway thanks for all your replies, Aviation does fasinate me I must admit