Re: Shamshabad...what's that?

[Bertie the Bunyip[_25_]]

Eeyore > wrote in
:

>
>
> wrote:
>
>> HYDERABAD: In a slip up hours after the Shamshabad airport opened
>> for business,
>> a KLM flight from Amsterdam which was supposed to land at Hyderabad
>> skipped the airport and flew across the country first to Delhi and
>> then to Mumbai.
>>
>> Apparently the pilot knew nothing about the new airport
>
> Found elsewhere ..........
>
> " Now for some facts:
>
> - The crew filed to the new airport.
> - There was no confusion regarding opening status of the new airport.
> - The company has been closely monitoring the whole transition.
> - There were several KLM teams who have visited the new airport the
> final months before it was opened, including a delegation of flight
> operations. - The crew of KL873 made two approach attempts at the new
> airport. - On both attempts they had insufficient visual reference to
> continue descent below descent limit so on both occassions a go-around
> was made. - After the second go-around the crew decided to divert to
> Mumbai.
>
> How should I know this? Maybe my username gives a hint...... " (an
> MD11 driver).


You dont know it, fjukkkwit.


You're a planespotter, period.


Bertie