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Old Jan 31, 2009, 4:38 PM
jimworcs jimworcs is offline
 
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Try not to faint everyone, I am going to side with the airline here. Nobody has a bigger investment in the safe arrival of an aeroplane than the pilot... afterall, it is usually the front end that arrives first. There is nothing inherently unsafe about go arounds, they are routine, but quite busy for the pilots. Their first priority is to fly the plane.. communicating with the passengers in this situation is a low priority and rightly so. I was on a plane which did a go around at London Heathrow when the plane in front burst a tyre. It was certainly dramatic and frightening, but that is not the same as being unsafe. In out case, the pilots were clearly too busy to communicate with us, and the Purser came on and explained the procedure for go arounds. There were gasps and white knuckles, but it was perfectly safe. The pilots did at least tell you what was happening. I think you should instead be posting a note of appreciation for how the pilot worked hard to land you safely at your destination.

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