Aug 05 2008
Qantas Questions
I have never seen a bunch of people praying for an airline disaster more than the Australian media over the last couple of weeks. Hiding behind the guise of concern over moving Qantas’s maintenance work offshore, I get the impression they want this to happen just so they can turn around and say “Ha, we told you so”.
Sure there hasn’t been to many big stories lately (apart from Brangelina’s twins) but at least make it look like you don’t want a disaster!
Of the latest apparent failures we had an explosion in the cargo hold of one of Qantas’s plains that caused a decompression. The plane in the end landed safely and it appears this incident had nothing to do with plane maintenance (maybe oxygen tank maintenance). The problem will be rectified on the ground.
Then there was some problem with a landing gear that was noticed during a flight. The flight was then turned around and landed safely in the end the problem was rectified on the ground.
Since then there have been a few delays in flights taking off much to the disappointment of passengers. Yes delays are annoying and can make you a bit impatient but as a mate of mine screams at the top of his lungs “You can’t fix the bastard when it is flying, I don’t give a fat rats if we don’t take off for a week, as long as they fix the problem before we take off!”
I absolutely cannot believe the response from passengers when they are questioned about the delays. “I have been waiting over 7 hours, this is ridiculous” and “I will never fly Qantas again” are some of the more amusing ones. I am actually a little concerned that the old adage of ‘the customer is always right’ may creep into the subconscious of Qantas’s management group so I make this plea.
Dear Qantas, Please don’t listen to the media and hundreds of whinging half witted idiots you call passengers. If you see a problem with any of your planes please continue to fix them. Don’t be bleated into an unsafe flight for fear of a media pizzling.
You cannot fix problems 10,000 meters in the air.
Have to agree with you there SJ, I was flying to Perth a couple of weekends ago and all they were showing on the in flight news was a Qantas jet with a freaking hole in the side of it. Not sure what they were thinking but there is a time and a place for this type of news and it is not while you are flying but then its also not the time to find the hole in the first place!
I agree also. It seems a little silly that people think that just because Qantas a moving there maintenance over to Asian countries that they will not be maintaining there planes well enough anymore. Don’t forget where most of the stuff you by and own is made Asia. They now well enough what they are doing, no need for concern.
That would be disconcerting Woody, glad I didn’t have to fly that day.
Mate in my game we import all sorts of products from overseas. We happen to be bringing ina heap of heaters from China at the moment. The quality is terrible about half of them we stack back in shipping containers and send them back to them because they simply don’t work. It concerns me that this is the quality of workmanshio that is acceptable to them and therefore acceptable on our plains.
I feel much more comfortable in our private jet anyway.
Do you have someone to wash under your armpits every night and tuck you into bed IASM?
ha ha ha private jet. You just had to keep lying didn’t you. Now everyone knows you are an absolute liar and try hard wanna be.
Keep it coming mate. Whats next you are planning an around the world baloon race? Or are you trying to get your space flight company into operation?
So this is what finally made you twig to the fact that he’s an idiot Rob B?? You’re sharp, I’ll give you that.
PS. I’m still waiting for you to give me some examples of our athletes’ disgraceful racist comments about drug cheats….
I was so serious about the jet as well!!!!