Airport '08: Flight Attendant Helps Land Plane!

Photo from source, Daily Mail

Since The Other Half is a flight attendant, I couldn't resist posting a heroic story about one of his own. And though I wanted to put "stewardess" in the title, I knew that I better hadn't dare! But hey, the source of the article calls her an "air hostess," so maybe I could've gotten away with it.

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Air hostess helped land passenger jet after co-pilot had 'breakdown' over the Atlantic

An air hostess helped land a jet carrying 146 passengers after the co-pilot had an apparent mental breakdown over the Atlantic Ocean, investigators revealed today.
The UK-bound plane made an emergency diversion to Shannon Airport, in Ireland, last January after the Air Canada flight officer began a ‘rambling and disjointed’ conversation, said an official report. . .

Read more at: DailyMail

Airline Pilot Makes Scary Landing

Photo from Towleroad

Or, rather, almost landing. Even the most hearty air travelers can get a little freaked out when a plane lands in windy conditions. Imagine being on this flight!

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Pilot's Move Averts Possible Plane Crash

A Lufthansa jet carrying 131 passengers was caught by gusting wind as it tried to land during a storm, causing a wing tip to graze the runway before the pilot got the plane back off the ground, the airline said Monday.

The incident happened on Saturday as the Airbus A320 approached Hamburg airport on a flight from Munich. . .

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