"Jus' hang loose, blood. She gonna catch ya up on da' rebound on da' med side."
Posted on 05/01/2009 12:10:02 PM PDT by COUNTrecount
A United Airlines flight from Munich to Washington has been diverted to Boston's Logan International Airport because a female passenger complained of flu symptoms, an airport official said.
Flight 903, a 737 containing 245 passengers and 16 crew, has been isolated in the north cargo area of the airport, said airport spokesman Phil Orlandella.
One patient was removed from the plane and was being taken to Masachusetts General Hospital, said Jennifer Mehigan, a spokeswoman for Boston Emergency Medical Services. The other passengers are expected to stay on board and continue to Washington after refueling, airport officials said.
A United Airlines spokesman didn't immediately return a message seeking comment. Flight 903 left Munich at 5:32 a.m. Eastern time, headed for Dulles International Airport outside of Washington. It arrived in Boston at 1:46 p.m, according to the airline's website.
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the funny thing is that a person is MOST infectious days before they show symptoms.
So they’ll land a plane, take off a passenger and give him an exam - but they won’t slow the border.
sheesh
“Rimshot Joe” was right! Stay off of airplanes.
It’s not getting huge. It’s getting over hyped. The media is intentionally blowing this out of proportion to cover up Emperor Zero’s diplomatic failures of the recent weeks and the sharp uptick in terrorist actions in Iraq and Afghanistan.
And who knew that a 737 had the range to fly from Munich to Washington D.C.?
I'm sure that passenger capacity is news to Boeing.
Must be the new 737-1500.
Actually, they have corrected their mistake - it’s now a 777.
This is stupid. The virus is out. Measures like stopping airplanes will not make any difference.
Did she order the chicken or the fish?
Don’t let any potential situation, go to waste.
Obama — “Making Mountains Out of Mole Hills.”
It was just too dangerous to fly an additional 45 minutes with that whining passenger - is that it? What possibly could be accomplished by that - after flying across the Atlantic?
Vey Series!
And don’t call me,Shirley!
I had the lasagna.
Where is your picture of Barbara Billingsley?
You don’t need her; I talk jive!
She had the tortilla.
"Jus' hang loose, blood. She gonna catch ya up on da' rebound on da' med side."
You can tell me, I’m a doctor.
“Let’s land at Dulles”
No - that’s just what they are expecting us to do.
You KNOW why.
She must have caught it over Macho Grande.
The distance between Munich and Washington D.C. is 3690 NM (4246 miles / 6834 km). So a 737-700ER could fly that distance. According to Boeing's website:
The 737-700ER has the same aerodynamic and structural changes as the successful Boeing Business Jet (BBJ). The 737-700 fuselage has the bigger wing of a 737-800 and additional fuel capacity that allows it to fly up to 2,145 nautical miles farther than the 737-700. The high-performance derivative comes with an option for up to nine auxiliary fuel tanks, giving it a maximum fuel capacity of 10,707 gallons (40,530 liters) and a maximum range of 5,510 nautical miles (10,200 km).
However, I don't think the 737 is allowed to fly across oceans. Last I saw, the only twin engine airliner allowed to do that is the 777.
I wonder if all those bartenders on those Amtrak club cars having been missing Rimshot Joe's quarter tips?
Cut me some slack, Jack. I dug her rap.
They must have run out of puke bags. A true emergency,
Actually, Iraq has gone calm again. I guess the terrorists must all have the swine flu.
Seriously, I agree with you. I've been suspecting this was all a bunch of media hype being used as a diversionary tactic.
Do you boys like Gladiator movies?
Over Macho Grande?
Ever been in a Turkish prison?
How you doing Captain Over?
Don’t get me started. I get off early on Friday afternoons.
I don’t think I’ll ever get over Macho Grande.
Just had the Emergency Alert System broadcast a warning message on Fox News in our newsroom that there are “no confirmed cases of swine flu” here.
Way to go....cause more panic. The EAS shouldn’t be used unless there is......an emegency to broadcast, not to try to calm fears.
Witness: Striker was the squadron leader. He brought us in real low. But he couldn’t handle it.
Prosecutor: Buddy couldn’t handle it? Was Buddy one of your crew?
Witness: Right. Buddy was the bombardier. But it was Striker who couldn’t handle it, and he went to pieces.
Prosecutor: Andy went to pieces?
Witness: No. Andy was the navigator. He was all right. Buddy went to pieces. It was awful how he came unglued.
Prosecutor: Howie came unglued?
Witness: Oh, no. Howie was a rock, the best tailgunner in the outfit. Buddy came unglued.
Prosecutor: And he bailed out?
Witness: No. Andy hung tough. Buddy bailed out. How he survived, it was a miracle.
Prosecutor: Then Howie survived?
Witness: No, ‘fraid not. We lost Howie the next day.
I picked a great day to quit amphetamines.
As a rule, yes. Meaning viruses are good at sneaking around, when you’re unawares.
Looks like I picked the wrong week to quit sniffing glue.
See post #7.
US Air flies 757s back and forth to Euroland. Not fun.
LOL. I caught the news while in my car earlier, and they opened the hour with a nod to Joe. Kind of laughing off his 'misstep', they announced he would be flying after all on a foreign trip with several stops. Of course, we all know he won't be mingling with the hoi polloi, 'breathing their air'. The announcer didn't mention that.
A hospital? What is it?
It’s a big building with patients, but that’s not important right now.
Yeah, now that you mention it, I flew from NYC to Moscow on a 777 and came back on a 767. Don’t know what I was thinking. I guess I really picked the wrong week to quit sniffing glue.
“However, I don’t think the 737 is allowed to fly across oceans. Last I saw, the only twin engine airliner allowed to do that is the 777.”
I flew on a 767 from Frankfurt Germany to JFK, so the 777 isn’t the only ETOPS certified airliner. I also know that the Airbus A330 is ETOPS
Besides, according to FlightAware Flight 903 is equipped with a Boeing 777-200 but no one should expect a moron “reporter” from the kennel liner known as the Boston Globe to ever know what they’re talking about.
http://flightaware.com/live/flight/UAL903/history
So the FAA doesn’t care if it infects Boston in order to save DC?
I know. I smell a rat, and I’m dreading what’s to come when the other shoe drops.
I don’t know what it is, but every time I see Zero on TV, I keep hearing the song “Symphony of Destruction” by Megadeth
“You take a mortal man,
And put him in control
Watch him become a god,
Watch peoples heads aroll
Aroll...
Just like the pied piper
Led rats through the streets
We dance like marionettes,
Swaying to the symphony...
Of destruction”
737’s fly across the atlantic ALL THE TIME. 700ER’s, 800ER’s, and 900ER’s can be configured for ETOPS, as well as the BBJ.
Flyglobespan did it with the 700ER series, and the Irish national Airlines (??? It’s late) flew 737’s Shannon-Detroit as far back as the late-80’s.
Lufthansa and KLM used PrivatAir 737’s configured for all International Business class for some time, starting back in 2002, before switching to the 319’s when they became available.
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