Virgin Airlines Merry - Go - Round
February 14, 2008
On a recent flight from Brisbane to Rockhampton a Virgin aircraft had to take 3 attempts to be able to finally touch down. A female passenger reported that she left her home in Brisbane at 7 AM on Thursday 13.Feb 2008 and didn’t get to Yeppoon until 4 PM that same day. A journey which normally only takes 50 minutes became an all day event.
Due to the excessive monsoonal rain that was flooding many roads in the area, the Virgin aircraft simply couldn’t land and had to do 2 return trips to Brisbane, each time trying to touch down in Rockhampton before unsuccessfully returning back to Brisbane again. Only on the 3rd attempt did they finally manage to land the aircraft in Rockhampton.
This is a true virgin-merry-go-round that eventually ended in a safe landing and shows how particular commercial aircraft pilots really are when it comes to the safety of their passengers.
The named passenger mentioned how they prepared themselves for the landing twice, only "to be pulled up at the last minute again".
Virgin Airlines Merry - Go - Round | Yeppoon Chronicle…
A recent trip for passengers on a Virgin airline craft turned into a funny merry-go-round. The plane trip which should have only taken 50 minutes turned into a 5 leg flight until the craft was finally able to land in Rockhampton, Australia. The Virgin …