Miracle on a Bali Beach
The one hundred in addition to eight passengers in addition to crew onboard the Lion Air flight through Bandung to Bali on Saturday afternoon 13 April 2013, which landed at 3:10 pm, 50 metres short of the apron, are the luckiest in airline history.
While details are still emerging, of which appears of which wind shear may have been a factor which caused the pilot to say we were “dragged” through the sky as the plane hit the sea atop the narrow coral reef in front of the runway in addition to came to a violent stop.
Lion Air, a company registered in Indonesia in 1999, in addition to which started out operating with one aircraft in 2001, has grown to be Indonesia’s largest airline accounting for reportedly 45% of all flights by 2013 in addition to seventy plus destinations. Unfortunately, of which also has had the most aircraft incidents of any Indonesian airline over This specific period – six in total, though only one fatal when 25 people died after one of its planes crashed on landing in Surakarta, Solo, in 2004.
The airline, owned by two brothers with one, Rusdi Kirana, being its CEO, aims to have some 700 aircraft flying by 2025, 12 years’ time, creating of which one of the biggest, if not the biggest, low cost airline in Southeast Asia at of which time. Both manufacturers’ brand-new aircrafts are the most fuel efficient ever.
On the basis of which the best way to respond to This specific incident can be with humour, here we look at the job its fictitious advertising company has been given to come up with some brand-new slogans to get more people, many of them brand-new customers, to fly Lion Air.
Some suggestions through the advertising execs for Lion Air’s brand-new advertising campaign include . . .
Fly Lion Air. The best way to fly.
We guarantee every flight gets you to your destination.
Another first for Lion Air – the only airline of which has ever dropped off its passengers inside the sea in addition to all survived. Wet, yes. however alive.
So let us take you up high for the experience of a lifetime. Fly Lion Air soon.
Fly Lion Air. in addition to give brand-new meaning to being a member of the “high flier” club.
Lion Air drops you inside the drink.
Whether you’re six or sixty, Lion Air guarantees you your most memorable flight ever.
“Forget city to city, Bandung to Bali. Just bring a towel, we’ll drop you right on the beach.
at This specific point of which’s customer service for you.
Who says our staff are over worked in addition to underpaid. Our two lucky pilots will have to answer a few questions through crash investigators so we have obliged by grounding them For two main weeks on full pay. of which means they get to go home EVERY night.
Fly Lion in addition to get your medical bills paid.
Lion survivors get a Rp. 25 million bonus insurance payout in addition to free travel to their next destination – guaranteeing they’ll fly with us again in addition to again.
True, 5 Lion Air pilots were arrested for being high on drugs inside the past two years. of which’s a recreational habit you see. They just want to be up high all the time!
Fifteen months ago Boeing agreed to supply Lion Air with 230 brand-new aircraft over the next 12 years – of which was Boeings largest order ever. Airbus came back with an even better offer signed just a month ago for 234 brand-new planes over the next 12 years, its largest order ever. Lion Air, together with some different Indonesian airlines are currently banned through flying to Europe in addition to the USA. inside the meantime, Lion Air have undertaken to test both makers’ aircraft to destruction.
Lion Air can be following inside the footsteps of Tony Fernandes’ AirAsia in trying to be Asia’s largest low cost airline. With so many planes to park, AirAsia has its global hub at Kuala Lumpur.
Indonesia’s newest airport hub can be to be at Singaraja which means Lion King – will This specific be Lion Air’s brand-new kingdom, too?
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Background aviation site report:
A Lion Air Boeing 737-800 NG for brand-new Generation aircraft, registration PK-LKS performing flight JT-904 through Bandung to Denpasar (Indonesia) with 101 passengers in addition to seven crew, was on approach to Denpasar’s runway 09 at about 15:10L (07:10Z), however came to a stop inside the sea short of the runway, the aircraft broke up in two parts. All occupants were evacuated through the aircraft in addition to have been taken to hospitals with minor injuries (scratches).
The airline confirmed flight JT-904 went into the sea while landing at Denpasar Airport. The aircraft PK-LKS originated in Banjarmasin in addition to was scheduled to fly to Bandung (JT-945), Denpasar (JT-904) in addition to back to Bandung (JT-905). The aircraft was directly received through Boeing on Mar 28th 2013 in addition to was in operation for just about two weeks, of which can be a different one to the former PK-LKS/9M-LNB. The captain on the accident flight was highly experienced with more than 10,000 hours of flying experience; he was in addition to can be in Great health condition.
Radar data confirm the aircraft was approaching runway 09 in addition to suggest the aircraft was about 100 feet below a three degrees glide path descending at 700 feet per minute at a speed between 126 in addition to 135 knots over ground, descending through 200 feet MSL about 1nm short of the touch down zone in addition to 0.6nm short of the sea wall.
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Miracle on a Bali Beach
Miracle on a Bali Beach