59 LH pax do not want to leave aircraft at BRU

OO-VEX · Post by **OO-VEX** » 10 Mar 2005, 17:56

According to Belgian Teletext, 59 pax of Lufthansa coming from FRA, don't want to leave the aircraft.

The article in dutch

http://193.121.55.225/tt/tt_een.php?p=1 ... =0&r=0&x=1

OO-VEX

LX-LGX · Post by **LX-LGX** » 10 Mar 2005, 18:05

Flight is LH4578, FRA-BRU, B737-300: arr in BRU was 15h03 (scheduled arrival was 14h00).

LH says that 59 pax indeed don't want to get off the plane, but that all other pax have disembarked normally.

Return flight LH4579, ETD 15h00 and delayed to 16h45 now is cancelled.

VRT-radio says that it looks like they're going to ask political asylum in Belgium.

Post by **Bottie** » 10 Mar 2005, 18:17

LX-LGX wrote:VRT-radio says that it looks like they're going to ask political asylum in Belgium.

Or they like the on-boardservice?

Boeing767copilot · Post by **Boeing767copilot** » 10 Mar 2005, 18:57

Or they are waiting for Mr Smith...

Dreamflight · Post by **Dreamflight** » 10 Mar 2005, 19:57

On TV-screen seems to be D-ABEC. Any confirmation ?

Grz,

Humberside · Post by **Humberside** » 10 Mar 2005, 20:13

http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/world/europe/4337629.stm

Post by **Kapitein** » 10 Mar 2005, 20:15

Dreamflight wrote:On TV-screen seems to be D-ABEC. Any confirmation ?

Grz,

indeed

Post by **luchtzak** » 10 Mar 2005, 23:14

Action is still going on, just saw the VRT-news. Iranian passengers (or with Iranian origine) are protesting against the Iranian regime. They can leave the plane when they like and will not be prosecuted as they didn't hijack the plane and don't cause a threath to anyone.

This reminds me of a story years ago in the Sabena-era where about 20 Afrikans refused to leave the aircraft in Paris CDG because their rotten fish was offloaded in Brussels. Finally they decided to leave the aircraft

Post by **sn26567** » 11 Mar 2005, 09:34

End of the action. See report in English on Luchtzak:

https://www.aviation24.be/modules.php?name ... e&sid=7992

Post by **luchtzak** » 11 Mar 2005, 11:50

Thanks for this update André!

pax · Post by **pax** » 11 Mar 2005, 12:04

I hadn't realized the service on Lufthansa had improved so much, people wouldn't want to get out?

Post by **luchtzak** » 11 Mar 2005, 12:28

While Fons thinks about a possible hijacking of the Lufthansa aircraft in this topic which technically speaking isn't one; HLN talks about a sit-in.

Lufthansa presses charges against the people who organised the sit-in because LH suffered economical damage (flight cancelled, crew on nightstop, pax rerouted,...)

boeingnl · Post by **boeingnl** » 11 Mar 2005, 13:15

That's why ejection seats should be quite useful in commercial airplanes...

Post by **sn26567** » 11 Mar 2005, 14:04

pax wrote:I hadn't realized the service on Lufthansa had improved so much, people wouldn't want to get out?

It reminds me recent ads for BA, when a steward comes to some passengers visibly enjoying their seat "We already landed in London two hours ago, Sir!"

Avro · Post by **Avro** » 11 Mar 2005, 17:36

Incredible story. Thanks for reporting it guys.

Chris