Xircal Posted January 2, 2015 Share Posted January 2, 2015 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 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gsxrnz Posted January 2, 2015 Share Posted January 2, 2015 Honest injun Mister, it weren't me what dun it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Camelot Posted January 3, 2015 Share Posted January 3, 2015 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. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WhizBang Posted January 3, 2015 Share Posted January 3, 2015 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. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AnotherOneAmerican Posted January 3, 2015 Share Posted January 3, 2015 (edited) 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. Edited January 3, 2015 by AnotherOneAmerican 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
krisb Posted January 3, 2015 Share Posted January 3, 2015 Why don't they put like a fly screen in front of jet engines? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sviss Geez Posted January 3, 2015 Share Posted January 3, 2015 Why don't they put like a fly screen in front of jet engines? Airflow? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tywais Posted January 3, 2015 Share Posted January 3, 2015 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/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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