Plane crash at Cork Airport - Flight from Belfast. 6 confirmed dead

[Archie Mitchell]

BBC Spotlight programme on now about the crash.

[Milltown Row2]

Madness pure madness, Makes you wonder about what goes on before you get in that plane

[maddog]

Madness pure madness, Makes you wonder about what goes on before you get in that plane

Didnt see the show, what was the gist?

[Milltown Row2]

Before the flight, that plane (including the pilots) flew from Britain to Aldergrove delivering mail. The plane then flew to George Best Airport and the co-pilot (who actually flew the Belfast to Cork Flight) fitted the seats back into the plane and then took on board the passengers and their luggage.

He gave the usual flight safety brief to the passengers then went on to fly the plane to Cork.

He complained to his wife that he only ever got a few hours sleep sometimes due to the luggage/seat fitting/flying

The plane did not have additional maps that would have taken them to Kerry and was already under an investigation. Three separate companies involved, no one saying it's their fault!!

[quit yo jibbajabba]

Before the flight, that plane (including the pilots) flew from Britain to Aldergrove delivering mail. The plane then flew to George Best Airport and the co-pilot (who actually flew the Belfast to Cork Flight) fitted the seats back into the plane and then took on board the passengers and their luggage.

He gave the usual flight safety brief to the passengers then went on to fly the plane to Cork.

He complained to his wife that he only ever got a few hours sleep sometimes due to the luggage/seat fitting/flying

The plane did not have additional maps that would have taken them to Kerry and was already under an investigation. Three separate companies involved, no one saying it's their fault!!

Milltown, was it not that a similar plane had been taken off that route for not having the right maps, rather than the one that crashed?
The bit that seemed the dodgiest to me was the ambiguity between manx/aer linea or whatever their name was, and the other crowd as to who owned the planes etc was responsible for its safety..and when yer man went to the headquarters it was someones house....

[Milltown Row2]

My boss was told a few stories from the reporter that didn't come out on the show last night.

Maps were one issue at that needs to be investigated more, obviously the two pilots died and what knowledge they had is gone. Blame will take for ages due to the companies blaming each other. Horrible for the father of the pilot last night were people seemed to be blaming human error as opposed to equipment missing, conditions and other factors that didn't help.

[Agent Orange]

Channel hopping last night and came across Air Crash Investigation on National Geographic which was about this crash (S13 ep6) It is repeated tomorrow morning at 4am for anyone interested.

[Minder]

Channel hopping last night and came across Air Crash Investigation on National Geographic which was about this crash (S13 ep6) It is repeated tomorrow morning at 4am for anyone interested.

Yeah I saw it last week, it was bad work all round

[muppet]

Channel hopping last night and came across Air Crash Investigation on National Geographic which was about this crash (S13 ep6) It is repeated tomorrow morning at 4am for anyone interested.

Thanks for the tip off. I'll try to find that.

While the media always try to name heroes within a day or two, I understand the local fire Cork Airport crew found the wreckage remarkably quickly (try searching a field the size of an airport in dense fog) and were able to pull out unconscious survivors before the fire took hold.