Fire lantern found stuck to Bangkok Airways plane forces cancellation

[Xircal]

Bangkok Airways was forced to cancel a flight over the new year period after a fire lantern was found stuck to one of the aircraft's engines. More on the story here: http://www.straitstimes.com/news/asia/south-east-asia/story/lantern-causes-bangkok-airways-flight-cancellation-20150102

[Gsxrnz]

Honest injun Mister, it weren't me what dun it.

[Camelot]

Aviation authorities have expressed concern many times over the possibility of this happening.

Now that they have finally been proven correct, there should be no further delay in banning these lanterns from flight paths and putting additional safety measures in place to protect the lives of airline passengers.

[WhizBang]

Aviation authorities have expressed concern many times over the possibility of this happening.

Now that they have finally been proven correct, there should be no further delay in banning these lanterns from flight paths and putting additional safety measures in place to protect the lives of airline passengers.

Agreed, and there should be VERY heavy penalties for anyone caught releasing them inside a restricted zone.

[AnotherOneAmerican]

Surely this proves they are harmless ....... otherwise the plane would have crashed!

"Today our technicians checked the aircraft and found that the engine was fine and safe,"

Bangkok Airways said.

[krisb]

Why don't they put like a fly screen in front of jet engines?

[Sviss Geez]

Why don't they put like a fly screen in front of jet engines?

Airflow?

[Tywais]

Topic posted by the News team in the Chiang Mai News forum. Please continue the discussion there.

http://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/788723-flight-cancelled-after-lantern-pieces-found-blocking-turbine/