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After an accident should a carrier change the flight number for the route?

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  • #2
    partyatmygaff
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 10,992 ✭✭✭✭partyatmygaff


    Rationally thinking no, but for respect of the dead and maybe to ease people's minds and memories it should be changed.


    Btw dynamic links do not work


  • #3
    Run_to_da_hills
    Closed Accounts Posts: 20,009 ✭✭✭✭Run_to_da_hills


    partyatmygaff wrote: »
    Rationally thinking no, but for respect of the dead and maybe to ease people's minds and memories it should be changed.


    Btw dynamic links do not work
    I would gather the link dose not work as it is of a personal enquiry. I also noticed a B747 on link, i didn't think AF had many of these left.


  • #4
    alpha2zulu
    Closed Accounts Posts: 689 ✭✭✭alpha2zulu


    Just looking at the Air France website, they are still using AF 442 for the return leg of this flight from Rio to CDG. Surely It would be a good idea to change this number as people would be superstitious.


    It was flight 447 that crashed so maybe it has been changed.

    Interesting to note though that AerLingus have continued to use the EI 712 number for the midday Cork-Heathrow flight despite the tragedy at Tuskar Rock in the late 60's with that flight number.

    Personally, with not being the supersticious type I dont see any problem with keeping the same flight although I guess with such intensive media coverage nowadays, commercially it may not be the best decision to keep the same flight numbers after a tragedy.


  • #5
    kowloon
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 13,582 ✭✭✭✭kowloon


    If even a handful of customers are superstitious it would make sense, in much the same way hotels rarely have a room 13.


  • #6
    dfx-
    Moderators, Sports Moderators Posts: 15,721 Mod ✭✭✭✭dfx-


    Given the chance of it happening again is remote no matter the code, the logical answer is no, but...


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  • #7
    Danbo!
    Closed Accounts Posts: 3,942 ✭✭✭Danbo!


    It may be a good idea because of supertition alright. After the AA crash in new york in 2001, they got rid of the flight number '587'.

    Slightl OT, that number had a lot of superstition attached. In the New Jersey lotto on the day of the crash, numbers in the afternoon draw were 5, 7, 8, and in the evening draw they were 5, 8, 7. The payout if you had the 3 numbers was $16, as opposed to the average match 3 prize of $275, suggesting many people chose these numbers.


  • #8
    highlydebased
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 7,472 ✭✭✭highlydebased


    Not exactly an accident, but Ryanair BHX-SNN is RYR1313 to the passenger! Given the certain superstision related to the number 13(twice!) the callsign used by crew/ATC for said flight is RYR1Q.

    Ironically, the said flight had a landing gear/blown tyre issue at Shannon not so long ago...


  • #9
    Tenger
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    Deleted at Tengers request by Mod


  • #10
    BuffyBot
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 24,924 ✭✭✭✭BuffyBot


    kowloon wrote: »
    If even a handful of customers are superstitious it would make sense, in much the same way hotels rarely have a room 13.

    Some airlines doesn't have a row 13.

    Tradition is normally only the downed flight number gets changed, not the other leg. Sometimes (as has been pointed out) the airline doesn't change a thing.


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