Air travel
If you're planning to take a commercial air flight, please be advised that airlines, for cost cutting purposes, will now only carry as much fuel on board as they estimate will be needed to reach your destination. The question then arises, what if your flight encounters heavy headwinds or some other weather anomaly that prevents the plane from reaching and/or landing at your destination?
Who wants to hear:
"This is your captain speaking. We can't land here in the city where your grandma lives, because of wind/rain/snow/fog/power outage/or whatever, and we have run out of fuel. Anybody got any ideas?"
Actually, earlier they had given you an idea:
"This is Debbie, your flight attendant (formerly stewardess). In the event that the plane runs out of fuel during the flight, you will find a surplus World War II parachute under your seat. Feel free to study the card attached, which includes instructions for proper use, and a short prayer. There will be, of course, a $25 surcharge."
posted by Don, American Idle @ 10:20 AM
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Your lifetime odds of dying in a car accident: 1 in 84
You lifetime odds of dying in an airplane crash: 1 in 5,552
Your lifetime odds of dying while "walking down the street": 1 in 631
Source: The National Safety Council
But what is their figure for planes that are insufficiently fueled?
Those are the figures for all planes, regardless of their fuel level.
But until now, planes have always taken off with full tanks. Now, the airline official I saw on TV said otherwise, and you know if one says it they will all do it. PERHAPS they have been doing it for some time, but we'll never know.
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