Another plane missing!

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  1. MDG

    MDG Well-Known Member

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    Now an Algerian airliner has gone missing off Radar... What is happening ?

    Aliens my guess..
     
    MDG, Jul 24, 2014
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    It crashed.
     
    Tyke_80, Jul 24, 2014
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  3. Farnham_Red

    Farnham_Red Administrator Staff Member Admin

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    Airlines having a bad time at the moment thats 3 in the last week or so - An AirAsia plane crashed in Taiwan a couple of days ago with many dead and it sounds like this one has come down in bad weather as well.
    No comfort for anyone but as all 3 are completely unrelated its just a quirk of statistics that they all happened in a few days
     
    Farnham_Red, Jul 24, 2014
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  4. EastStander

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    Agreed Farnham. And all the hundreds of thousands of flights every day that don't get reported on cause nowt happens.
     
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    Ive booked a holiday thats what.

    Every time I book abroad they just start falling out the sky.

    Doesn't do the ticker any good...
     
    nezbfc, Jul 24, 2014
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    I fly home from Zante in a couple of days so I'm not enjoying reading and watching the news right now.
     
    MarioKempes, Jul 24, 2014
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  7. Farnham_Red

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    If it cheers you up the odds of being killed in a plane crash are 1 in 4.7 million per flight , and if you avoid dodgy airlines they improve to 1 in 20million
    http://www.planecrashinfo.com/cause.htm

    So you should be fine
     
    Farnham_Red, Jul 24, 2014
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    That's going to be increasing at this rate though!
     
    Journo Tyke, Jul 24, 2014
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    I notice you only said "should" :nails:
     
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  10. MarioKempes

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    Well we made it back OK. To be honest I'm quite happy with plane travel as your post proves that it is a relatively safe form of travel.
     
    MarioKempes, Jul 27, 2014
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    I couldn't fly for years, but went on a course at Leeds Bradford and it pretty much cured me. Flying back from Spain on Tuesday and I'm not worried, given I couldn't even get on a plane five years ago I highly recommend it.
     
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    I've got 5 flights to catch within the next couple of weeks, 2 of which are via Amsterdam!
     
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    Similar story here, I've got 6 to catch in a few weeks time, 2 via Amsterdam.
     
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    It's about time they fitted parachutes to the top of planes, bring em down steady.
     
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