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I'm a former ATC at Kenai Tower, I was still working there when this happened. That DC-4 lived right in front of the tower so I'd see it nearly every day. I felt so empty to look down on the ramp and still see the stains on the ramp from where it was parked...
I feel his annoyance, but the controller is probably by herself fielding phone calls and demands from every angle and his constant badgering about things she has no control over is not helping. The problem here is with the airport authority’s major incident reaction plan, not the poor controller trying her best to deal with the situation. He’s not the only one with an emergency situation and he’s just making things worse.
I’m a pilot - search and rescue, not passenger aircraft- but my initial thought after hearing the bomb threat was: the bomb might be on a timer to go off a few minutes after takeoff. And on that basis, I would have evacuated the aircraft upon being notified of the threat, regardless of ATCs instructions. My first priority would be my passengers and there is just no way I would sit there for FORTY MINUTES while potentially a timer ran down! 😳
As someone who has done time in ATC, this is a totally unacceptable response to a BT. The process for any kind of BT for aircraft anywhere on the tarmac is very simple. All inbound aircraft are diverted, all landing and takeoff clearances are cancelled, all runways are closed, all ground vehicles are to hold position at the nearest muster point, unless they are the one under duress conditions, then they are to hold in position. All taxi aircraft are to immediately hold position for further instructions, all gate/apron aircraft are to hold. The amount of faffing around in this situation could have ended 197 lives. A BT is not to be taken as a false alarm, it is to be taken as credible until proven otherwise. If a slide Evac is necessary, the above steps should make it so that no conflicting aircraft movement are possible as the airfield should be closed off
Threat to stop the jet after cleared for takeoff equals set park brake, shut down and evacuate, with ALL the injuries these involve. CFR avoidance is unsat- folks get injured evacuating! Sorry the jet would be just where I left it when I was told. Unsat! Will not vacation in the third world.
All the controller needed to say was ‘We’re evacuating and I suggest you do the same”. If you don’t have the resources available to help it is much better to say so, rather than string people along when help isn’t coming anytime soon.
Terminal Evacuation was priority over the Airplane since loss of life would be much greater in terminal then the 197 on board, if bomb went off. What a horrible experience, I can imagine how scared the passengers were just sitting there. Slide evacuation can have 20% serious injuries, it's not as easy as it looks, especially for elderly & children. Thankful everyone was safe.
wow, i already heard this somewhere else but i lost it again when i heard that only an hour in someone thought of giving the number of souls to the tower
Just now listening to this event in Bermuda. The British Airways Captain was amazing. You could hear the astonishment in his voice that they had been setting on that runway for nearly an hour before he could get any help. Tower control was trying her best to get him help but others were ot giving it to her for the aircraft. Bermuda should be fined if possible for not taking care of that aircraft quickly, got the passengers off and to safety. I am surprised the Captain did not evacuate when he was in the area to not cause any issues if the aircraft was to blow up when he first parked there.
The frustration the crew were suffering was cringeworthy. I also detected the tower controller was also dreading each interaction as she too realised they were woefully unprepared. Contigency planning seemed no existent. I simply do not understand why sombody did not immediately go to plan C15 or whatever, open the documen and follow the plan. One of my duties 30 years ago was to go through one of these plans every month - with heads of departments and try to 'break' them. As in "what happens if this happens at crew change time?" or what happens if we also get X happen at the same time? The plans would regularly grown, change, morph and even be scrapped. Bermuda have a strange way of planning for safety.
What a terrible situation for all involved. And then not only a bomb threat on the plane, but also in the terminal. Complete chaos. I hope they find this idiot who sent these e-mails...
In the captain's position I would have immediately evacuated the aircraft. It's entirely insane to be a passenger in a situation like this. It's like the people in the world trade center saying don't try to evacuate, you are safe where you are. Keeping those people on the plane with a bomb threat is entirely unacceptable and criminal.
It's an impossible situation. Evacuting by slides is actually dangerous and often results in injuries, and especially risky for those with mobility issues. This is why he asked for ambulances: if they are going to use the slides, they need ambulances. The captain had to use his judgement and ultimately no one was hurt, so he made the right call. But it's a horrible decision to have to make.
The pilot was great all the way through,but the controller was useless, she says I understand but did nothing. Bermuda airport needs more training. This whole thing took way too long
