Hopefully won't affect any of you, but just received this:-

Heathrow Airport Runways Closed (24 May 2013)

Friday, 24 May 2013

Runways are currently closed at Heathrow Airport.

It has been reported that there was a fire on board a British Airways plane this morning. Passengers have safely been evacuated from the plane.

I runway back open now Sam

I have just watched the report on BBC news, one of the things that shocked me were the pictures of the passengers leaving the plane.
There were as you would expect some in shirtsleeves and jackets but also some ( women ) carrying large bags.
One of the instructions given when leaving a plane in an emergency situation is to leave everything behind and to get off a quickly as you can and not disrupt the process by carrying bags coats etc.
Some may remember the Manchester fire when it was said that had some pasengers not stopped to get bags , duty free etc more would have survived .
F

Don’t forget that those rules don’t apply to everybody, at least THEY think they don’t.

SAM SPARKLE wrote:Don’t forget that those rules don’t apply to everybody, at least THEY think they don’t.

They seem to be the same people I seem to find driving on our roads these days ! !

I just hope I'm never on a plane that gets diverted to Stanstead.

http://news.sky.com/story/1095739/stans ... -diversion

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