Breaking News! Firefly Flight Crash Lands!

Discussion in 'Adrian Wong' started by Adrian Wong, Dec 21, 2007.

  1. Adrian Wong

    Adrian Wong Da Boss Staff Member

    OMG... My brother just called me up (21st Dec 2007, 1:40 pm) from Subang airport. His plane which was flying from Subang to Penang just crash-landed at Subang airport! :shock:

    His 12:40 pm flight to Penang was on a Fokker turboprop which lost the LEFT engine 20 minutes into the flight. The pilot tried restarting the engine for 10 minutes but failed. He then turned the plane back and told the passengers they were returning to Subang. Right after that, the RIGHT engine cut out too! This time, he did not tell the passengers that they were out of engines.... :shock:

    Fortunately, they managed to glide all the way back to Subang airport. But the plane landed so hard, the tyres burst on hitting the runway. The plane is now TOTALLED.

    There is currently a BIG commotion at Subang airport where the passengers are all hysterical about what happened. Firefly claims the plane is brand-new and they REFUSE to provide any compensation, or transfer them to another airline. They are only going to replace the plane with another Fokker turboprop. :mad:

    Update #1 : They didn't tell the passengers that the second engine died. In fact, the pilot only informed the passengers about the problem with the first engine AFTER he turned the plane around.

    Update #2 : They are only going to replace the flight with a new plane at 4:30 pm. They just chased them out of the terminal and did not even provide them with food and drinks. :doh: :doh:

    Update #3 : FireFly claimed it was an electrical problem.

    Update #4 : Quite a few passengers did not even know they had been gliding back to Subang with no running engines. They saw the propellers windmilling and probably thought they were still running. :wall:

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    Wrote this letter to FireFly (http://forums.techarp.com/adrian-wo...ight-crash-lands.html#post319752?postcount=16, 21st Dec 2007, 04:22 PM) :

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    Got this drone reply from FireFly (http://forums.techarp.com/adrian-wo...ht-crash-lands-2.html#post319798?postcount=36, 22nd Dec 2007, 04:42 PM) :

    :shock: :shock: :shock: :shock:

    And this was my reply to that officious letter :

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    Just wrote this letter to The Star and The Sun :

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    December 24, 2007 (1:45 pm)

    Here's an update....

    According to a source I spoke to, that plane was NOT a new plane as Firefly claimed. Not that old planes are not reliable, but they do require stringent maintenance to ensure maximum reliability. Also, as old planes, Firefly cannot claim that the electrical problem was a "teething issue" or something they can blame Fokker for.

    Right now, Firefly only has THREE Fokker planes with the registration numbers 9M-MGF, 9M-MGI and 9M-MDG. Their new planes are not due to arrive until July 2008.

    So I wonder why Firefly told the passengers that they did not understand why the incident happened because "the plane was new". LIARS. :mad:
     
    Last edited: Dec 24, 2007
  2. strawroot

    strawroot I Lurrrve Panda Biscuit!

    :shock: :shock: :shock: :shock: :shock:

    that's very bad of firefly. i think their biz wont last long this way
     
  3. goldfries

    goldfries www.goldfries.com

    got the msg from Adrian.

    damn this is like Con-Air or something. WTH......... my be freaked out man.

    waiting for more headlines. :) well, good thing your brother is safe......... btw which brother is this?
     
  4. marc

    marc Team Tech ARP

    OMG. Thank God your brother is safe.

    This Firefly, crashed before and now this again. :faint:
     
  5. Falcone

    Falcone Official Mascot Creator

    Wow!!! Unbelievable, guess I won't fly firefly anymore.

    Let's be greatful that everyone is fine.
     
  6. Adrian Wong

    Adrian Wong Da Boss Staff Member

    It was Alan. He's damn freaked out now cause he was sitting NEXT to the right engine. He actually saw the engine die.

    They didn't tell the passengers that the second engine died. A flight engineer who was on the flight said most of the passengers did not know how lucky they were.
     
  7. goldfries

    goldfries www.goldfries.com

    brbrbr brbbrbr brbr brbbrbrb .......... brrbp..........brprp......... brppo................. *eerie silence*
     
  8. Adrian Wong

    Adrian Wong Da Boss Staff Member

    Wow.. This is too much. They are only going to replace the flight with a new plane at 4:30 pm.

    They just chased them out of the terminal and did not even provide them with food and drinks. :doh:
     
    Last edited: Dec 21, 2007
  9. Falcone

    Falcone Official Mascot Creator

    At least Air Asia has the tendency to provide light refreshments should their flight is delayed.
     
  10. marc

    marc Team Tech ARP

    I think they had 'cover-up!' on their minds to think of anything else. :wall:
     
  11. Adrian Wong

    Adrian Wong Da Boss Staff Member

    I think that's the very minimum they can do. But they just told them you can go eat something and come back at 4:30 for the next flight. :wall:

    Many of the passengers are understandably freaked out and want to be transferred to a different airline, but they refused. :mad:
     
  12. Adrian Wong

    Adrian Wong Da Boss Staff Member

    I just e-mailed The Star and The Sun. Let's see who covers this up! :mad:
     
  13. rusty

    rusty Newbie

    budget airlines mah. :wall:
     
  14. Adrian Wong

    Adrian Wong Da Boss Staff Member

    Aiyooo.. That's too much even for a budget airline. :wall: :wall:

    They almost killed everyone on the plane!
     
  15. Adrian Wong

    Adrian Wong Da Boss Staff Member

    My brother's pilot friend says that while it's quite common for an aircraft to lose an engine mid-flight, it's very rare for an aircraft to lose BOTH engines.

    FireFly apparently said it was an electrical problem. But whether that's the truth or just something to cover up a bigger problem, I guess we will never know.
     
  16. Adrian Wong

    Adrian Wong Da Boss Staff Member

    Just wrote this to FireFly :

     
  17. Adrian Wong

    Adrian Wong Da Boss Staff Member

    Quite a few passengers did not even know they had been gliding back to Subang with no running engines. They saw the propellers windmilling and probably thought they were still running. :nuts:
     
  18. marauderz

    marauderz Newbie

    eh... no one took any pictures of the plane crashed on the runway?
     
  19. Dashken

    Dashken Administrator!

    Wow... this is totally unacceptable! :mad:

    But glad that your bro is alright. I'd be scared shitless man. And think of Lost and Final Destination. :faint:
     
  20. peaz

    peaz ARP Webmaster Staff Member

    So did your bro continued on the 2nd plane to Penang? Wow. if it was me I'd just cancel the whole trip man.
     

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