this is a true
my colleague went on an evening MAS flight from KLIA last week. it was after boarding that the passengers were told that there would be a delay because of a "technical problem." they had to remain seated for over 2 hours without air-con or beverage. my colleague decided to complain because of the discomfort of the warm & humid, not to mention cramped, environment. i suppose if you're already flying, the constraints of economy class could be easily overlooked. after all, you paid for those seats but you certainly didn't expect to be seated & yet not moving for over 2 hours.
with no further announcement forthcoming, people started to get restless. after an extremely long silence, this came over the PA system:
this is your pilot speaking......good night.....i'm going home.
as it turned out, pilots have a strict work-hour schedule & there has to be a change of flight crew after certain number of working hours, presumably to prevent effects of fatigue.
in the end, they had to change planes (presumably the "technical problem" was a major one) & the flight finally took off after more than a 4-hour delay.
with the current controversy over MH370, i think pilots should be more sensitive & refrain from saying "good night" in their flight announcements. i am just surprised a pandemonium didn't erupt.
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I guess those passengers must have felt a shiver when they heard that.
Could they not hold the passengers in a holding area within transit? at least let them stretch their feet. And yes, that "good night" announcement was totally insensitive.
it's a taboo word now..no goodnight please.
Seriously? Goodnight and I am going home??? Oh My Goodness! I don't think I wanna board MAS after all these.....
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