Press Hyperbole - Passenger flies 737 after pilot fails to turn up

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Press Hyperbole - Passenger flies 737 after pilot fails to turn up

#1 Post by TheGreenGoblin » Thu Sep 05, 2019 12:23 pm

A father keen to go on his holiday to Spain stepped in and flew an easyJet flight to Alicante when it transpired the service was a pilot down.

Michael Bradley, who happened to be an EasyJet pilot himself, offered to fly the plane to avoid a delay of several hours.
https://www.independent.co.uk/travel/ne ... 92066.html

Seems he flew in mufti. Flexible SOP's allowing flip-flops?

Not quite the like the scene from Airplane where the crew cabin crew ask for a pilot to fly the aircraft in flight surely? Don't call him Surely ;)))
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Re: Press Hyperbole - Passenger flies 737 after pilot fails to turn up

#2 Post by llondel » Thu Sep 05, 2019 1:30 pm

How did it get back? Or did they just have the delay at the far end?

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Re: Press Hyperbole - Passenger flies 737 after pilot fails to turn up

#3 Post by Woody » Thu Sep 05, 2019 8:38 pm

Well it could’ve been worse :D

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Re: Press Hyperbole - Passenger flies 737 after pilot fails to turn up

#4 Post by Boac » Thu Sep 05, 2019 9:27 pm

How did it get back? Or did they just have the delay at the far end?
- good question! All I can guess is that they managed to get a standby on board in time to push back. Good job the guy hadn't got trollied in the bar........ :))

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