Thread: Would you still fly Qantas?

Originally Posted by Bulldog

My wife is a nervous flyer (her favourite show is Air Crash Investigations ), ....

OK cut out watching Air Crash Investigations NOW.. Seriously I flew the morning after watching two episode of ACI and I was sure I was going to die each time there was a slight bump or noise.

Originally Posted by mox

I recall seeing a report that Qantas, founded in 1922 is the second oldest airline in the world after KLM and its record of fatalities from plane crashes is one passenger in New Guinea in 1951 and a pilot and two passengers in Western Queensland in 1927. Maybe someone could verify this.

Qantas operating standards seem to have been consistantly better than most other airlines. Probably an element of good luck too with no serious accidents due to factors beyond their control, eg like the Concorde that crashed after being damaged on the takeoff run by something that fell off another plane. Or in the Canary Islands when a KLM 747 on takeoff run that went through a Pan American 747 in the wrong place - apparently the worst ever aviation accident.

There was also another in WA in the 1950's that killed 5 I believe. But in general we are talking smaller unreliable aircraft, decades ago.
Qantas safety record is second to none and all have hiccups. As far as safety goes I would fly with them in a minute, it is just their service from time to time.
There is a lot that goes unreported to the media and general public. Bits come of planes more than we realise. This does not make them inherrently unsafe. I saw a jet in Perth upon landing last year being towed across the runway with Fire Trucks on standby with a badly burnt engine. Never made any media reports. No it was not Qantas.
Also remember flying is actually safer than walking or driving.

Originally Posted by CraigE

There was also another in WA in the 1950's that killed 5 I believe. But in general we are talking smaller unreliable aircraft, decades ago.
Qantas safety record is second to none and all have hiccups. As far as safety goes I would fly with them in a minute, it is just their service from time to time.
There is a lot that goes unreported to the media and general public. Bits come of planes more than we realise. This does not make them inherrently unsafe. I saw a jet in Perth upon landing last year being towed across the runway with Fire Trucks on standby with a badly burnt engine. Never made any media reports. No it was not Qantas.

Also remember flying is actually safer than walking

or driving.

walking would be much safer if it wasn'y for all those killer bullbars in VIC

Originally Posted by dullbird

walking would be much safer if it wasn'y for all those killer bullbars in VIC

Its the Rovers and Bullbars in NSW we have to watch out for. Damn pedestrian killers.

If she's that worried, why don't you drive instead? Just ship the Landy to Singapore and point it north through Malaysia, Thailand, Laos (avoid Burma) into China and then turn left...

Originally Posted by CraigE

Its the Rovers and Bullbars in NSW we have to watch out for. Damn pedestrian killers.

mate my bullbar is plastic i'm allowed to hit things

Thanks everyone for your advice, i was actually crying with laughter at some of the comments

And yes i should stop watching air crash investigation but at least if something does go wrong with the plane i can tell the staff what to do

Thanks again

Mrs Bulldog

PS. I am very excited, i have never writen anything on this site before...

Originally Posted by DiscoMick

If she's that worried, why don't you drive instead? Just ship the Landy to Singapore and point it north through Malaysia, Thailand, Laos (avoid Burma) into China and then turn left...

I would, but it struggles to make it on an overnight trip sometimes

My boss did that trip, but in reverse. Drove from Europe to Singapore in the 1960s. He has some great stories about it...