• j4k3@lemmy.world
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    6 months ago

    Now that Boeing hired their own armed private air marshals, everyone claps, or they might meet dispatch. /s

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      6 months ago

      “I’m hearing a whole lot of whistles blowing in this section of the aircraft…”

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        6 months ago

        What if a part falls off, and while everyone actually on the plane survives, the part hit some people who died as a result?

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          6 months ago

          Good question. It’s a little unclear until the group figures out what the mysteries numbers are for, and why the crazy old man can suddenly walk again.

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            6 months ago

            Is that from Lost? I never bothered to finish it when I heard how disappointed people were in how it ended… should I?

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                6 months ago

                I’m not sure I ever got past season 1, or maybe 2… :-P

                Anyway, there are way better TV shows nowadays. Well, not so much lately, but from then until now. Along those lines, The 100 springs to mind:-D.

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          6 months ago

          Oh man… I want to say yes, but then what happens if the plane needs to do an emergency water landing afterwards… or would that be an emergency watering??? I can’t handle this stress!!!

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            6 months ago

            No worries, death will cure all of whatever bothers you, and make sure that you never have any more issues for as long as you live! Uh… wait a minute there…

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                  6 months ago

                  I mean, if it’s gonna happen, what better way than on a giant tube full of screaming people freaking out for the last few moments of my life?

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    6 months ago

    I was recently on a flight where the first landing attempt was aborted due to low visibility and we looped around (the entire Metro area) to try again. After the second attempt succeeded there was indeed clapping.

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    6 months ago

    I thought only polish people do this. Although to be fair I’ve only been flying with other poles.

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        6 months ago

        Possibly? It definitely comes from a very different time. I always thought of this as a kind of national embarassement but now I learn it’s not just a polish thing.

        I’ve noticed that recently when older poles try to start a clap most younger ones scoff at them and roll their eyes and it fizzles out very quickly

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    6 months ago

    Don’t call it cringe if you haven’t landed on Palermo airport on a small jetplane yet. It’s what I think a rocket launch should feel like.

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    6 months ago

    Serious: Just had a nightmare experience on American Airlines. Anywhere anyone know to go to share trauma?

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    6 months ago

    kayak and turkish airlines now show which plane is assigned to the flight. I avoid buying tickets for Boeing flights.

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    6 months ago

    Everyone claps in my country on landing. Is it that uncommon?