The plane had Wi-Fi. Earn 75,000 Membership Rewards® points | Terms Apply. Here’s the video, for anyone who is interested: After that the travel prayer was screened, which is a bit longer and more involved than the ones on Etihad, for example. Is it quite possible that they were too steep in the initial descent, but also in another attempt during the go around? My understanding was that the surviving passenger suggested that they flew in the air for another 10-15 minutes after taking off (going around) from the runway post engine touch down. 4) Its highly possible that there were so many warnings that some less severe warnings would have been supressed. Thanks, Lucky, for your trip report, including the transfer experience at Jeddah. Monday, August 2 The PIA fleet flying to the above-mentioned cities has at least 35 business class seats each with a 2-3-2 configuration. The most surprising detail is that the plane’s engines both scraped the ground during the first go around attempt. There’s a restaurant in LA called Trois Mec (you should try it if you haven’t yet). Ultimately the number of western sitcoms was fairly limited, though the movie selection was okay. I am a seasoned flyer, and that kind of behavior should at least be informed to superiors on duty, especially when women are getting the short end of a humiliating stick. Outside of banner ads published through the Boarding Area network, this compensation does not impact how and where products appear on this site. He recognised the aircraft was way off profile and queried the crew. This approach was a level beyond unstabilised and I am honestly having a hard time believing this crew ever thought about salvaging it. Saudi in general is going through a phase where for the near first time they are running out of money faster than they are making it through sale of oil. Once back at my seat I enjoyed watching the sunset as we continued our trek towards Jeddah. So unless there is a safety issue from the ATC operation we can’t determine whether an approach is safe on the pilot’s behalf because we simply don’t have enough information to make that call. Earn 75,000 Membership Rewards® points | Terms Apply. They needed to be because they work all manner of jobs from taxi driver and up and had to adapt to keep visitors coming whether Arab or foreign. Serving just still water with meals is ridiculous. Anyway, we quickly settled into our seats, specifically the aisle and window seats in the fourth row. The call button went ignored. It’ll probably be months until a full investigation is completed, but there are some interesting details emerging, so I wanted to look at those, focusing on the facts rather than speculation. So never in 10 years seems quite impressive. As you can imagine, boarding is already usually a stressful time, so add in the fact that the crew was doing a security screening on every single passenger, and it was a bit of a mess. Saudia 781 That they were 5 miles out at 3000ft almost double the altitude they should have been at should in every circumstance result in abandoning the approach and trying again. Hi Ben. It does not take away from the sadness of the tragedy, but rather makes sure something positive can come from it. We subtly asked how many crew members there were, and did indeed confirm that the guys seated across from us were “on duty.”. But I wanted to single out ATC for his/her detailed, educational, and sane commentary. The pilot has supreme authority – always. Like pilots, ATC staff are human, too. PIA is not to blame for what appears to be incompetence and astounding lack of discipline by the flight crew. I can’t understand how, given how pivotal the gear are to salvaging such an approach, that the crew wouldn’t know they weren’t down. At this stage there does not seem to be anything pointing to mechanical failure, it really seems to be crew related. Maybe they were off duty or something. Time will tell! This review definitely scared me straight. Our flight was scheduled to board at 4:50PM, so at around 4:30PM we headed to our departure gate (#9), very excited to board. Pilot error was the nominating factor whilst dealing with an engine failure. The cabin crew also smoke in the cockpit. I’d had some who tended to be friendly. Like a heart surgeon. Editorial Disclosure: The editorial content on this page is not provided by any entity mentioned herein. From 5 miles out and 3000 feet, I can’t conceive of any way to arrive at the threshold in a landing configuration and reasonably expect to touchdown in the touchdown zone without dropping the gear. It didn’t seem to be utilized all that much. Meanwhile the mezze was small but looked pretty tasty. Class Seat Type Power Video Review; 1 A: None: No Power: Seat 1 A is a shell-style enhanced recline Business Class seat located at a bulkhead. @ Aziz — They haven’t otherwise gotten in touch, no. As I’ve said before on this blog, I like Saudis. As bad as the flight was, knowing that they care and tried to get in touch would be nice to know. Spoiler alert regarding my satisfaction with the flight. Please check your email to confirm your subscription. Whatever the explanation, it is sad to hear fellow travelers have died. The roles are clearly defined and separate. If this accident was caused by yet more pilot error, then there must be an investigation to see if the crew were observing their fasts whilst operating. Its very honest and just feels like the way I would look at things. You are the only blogger thats following this tragedy and updating the audience, please, stick to facts. The boarding process was rather chaotic. It is my understanding that the first officer may have been on the controls but had significantly less experience than the Pilot? He chronicles his adventures, along with industry news, here at One Mile at a Time. Earn 150,000 Hilton Honors Bonus Points | Terms Apply. You are always using it for your travels, but when I see your posted pictures of the place all I see is jungle. Your email address will not be published. Its highly probable that oil began leaking out of both engines until they ran dry and failed. Arrive: 8:50PM The entertainment controller was located under the center armrest. It was a bargain to book in J via SkyMiles. Saudia is constantly offering cheap business class fares in the region. We don’t know if it was partially lowered or just wasn’t lowered at all, and I’m sure the investigation will determine this. The owner of this site is not an investment advisor, financial planner, nor legal or tax professional and articles here are of an opinion and general nature and should not be relied upon for individual circumstances. We asked him about the three and a half stripes he had on his shoulders, and what that meant. Once the seatbelt sign was turned off, the crew closed the curtains between the galley and the cabin, though that didn’t help with the noise from the flight attendants seated across from us in business class. I agree with ATC’s assessment. Approach controller. Accessory gearboxes are attached to the engine. But I can also think of a number of reasons why it wouldn’t have, from sensor failures and glitches to the fact that they could have indeed turned it off. Since I knew my connecting flight would have Wi-Fi as well, I decided to buy 24 hours of Wi-Fi for $30. Unfortunately the Wi-Fi was really slow, much slower than on most other airlines. During my training, we executed close in high approaches as purely a demonstration of the drag requirements of the A320 in such situations. PK308 Opinions expressed here are the author's alone, and have not been reviewed, approved or otherwise endorsed by any of these entities. With time I’m sure all of these things will be determined…, (Featured image courtesy of Anna Zvereva). Aside from a glass of juice before each meal, we were never proactively offered anything else to drink. I think the security check on the plane is only flying from colombo, it never happened to me so….. 2. Furthermore, the log-in process is a pain, as you have to remember the code you’re given on the initial page in order to log-in again, rather than being able to create a username and password. Du, Review: Pakistan International PIA B747-240BM After that I browsed the entertainment selection, which wasn’t too bad. It seems unlikely that any trained pilot would choose to ignore the GPWS at least they should glance at the gear indicator. While the first two rows were completely full (since it’s where people had their seats assigned), the back couple of rows of the cabin initially stayed empty. 1. As an A320 pilot, I’m troubled by a few issues with this incident. This is a bit puzzling, because the 777-300 two cabin seatmap on Seatguru shows 10 seats per row, which makes me wonder just how many different configurations Saudia has. Editorial Disclosure: The editorial content on this page is not provided by any entity mentioned herein. The controller might have been providing more than one function (eg tower and ground or even tower and approach) so there may have been other aircraft that needed attention, or its also quite possible that due to the way the approach would have had to have been flown that the aircraft was still quite nose down very close to the runway so the gear may not have even been visible until the last second. There’s probably nowhere on Earth with less accountability than Saudi Arabia. @PlaneSpottersPK pic.twitter.com/AtR8M3u1U2. https://www.dawn.com/news/1559253/question-mark-over-probe-body-composition. I’m not sure of the logic used to trigger the gear warning. There was an armrest by the window, which could be lowered inflight to create a wider space. Every pilot knows that, and should never forget it. Saudia 777 business class entertainment controls. They usually deploy this bi-class 777-300ERs (sans First Class) also on long-haul routes like JED-MNL and RUH-MNL, since that market is where many Filipino workers come to Saudi Arabia to work. Experience can sometimes breed invincibility, machismo, and being cavalier. For whatever reason, the plane’s engines made contact with the runway during that first approach (which turned into a go around). ATC to Pilot: You are five miles off? Since the male flight attendants were in the galley chatting at this point, I was able to snag some pictures of the other seats in the cabin. It takes power from the N2 (?) We’ll have to wait for the full investigation to see what happened, though I do find the above details to be interesting. We were also offered a selection of bread.
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