Sky News reporting Plane Hijacked in Amsterdam

Capt'n Midnight

http://www.rte.ie/news/2012/0829/schiphol-amsterdam-bomb.html
Authorities have closed part of Amsterdam's Schiphol Airport after discovering what they suspect is a World War II bomb.


More an indication that it's a slow news day and humans are too good at pattern recognition.

Or maybe it's a conspiracy

Duckworth_Luas

Capt'n Midnight wrote: »

http://www.rte.ie/news/2012/0829/schiphol-amsterdam-bomb.html
Authorities have closed part of Amsterdam's Schiphol Airport after discovering what they suspect is a World War II bomb.


More an indication that it's a slow news day and humans are too good at pattern recognition.

Or maybe it's a conspiracy

Probably on his way to visit his long lost friend who showed up in Munich yesterday!

Fromthetrees

Dutch media report possible hijack of passenger plane at Amsterdam's Schiphol Airport
Published: August 29, 2012
By The Associated Press  
AMSTERDAM - (AP) -- Dutch media report possible hijack of passenger plane at Amsterdam's Schiphol Airport.

That's what other places are reporting too, that there's a hijacked plane. Nowhere reliable as of yet, mind, only the Galway Advertiser and some other forum.

cyrusdvirus

http://news.sky.com/story/978445/report-plane-hijacked-in-amsterdam

Fromthetrees

I heard it on Newstalk who are reporting it from the Dutch press, I can't link or start threads on the device I'm on.

CardBordWindow

So it's a smartbomb?

libra02

gatecrash wrote: »

http://news.sky.com/story/978445/report-plane-hijacked-in-amsterdam

False alarm apparently.

CNN saying it was a "mis-communication"

cyrusdvirus

libra02 wrote: »

False alarm apparently.

CNN saying it was a "mis-communication"

Huffington Post still showing it as Hijack.....

Where's Jeff Daniels and Emily Mortimer when we need them

davet82

libra02 wrote: »

False alarm apparently.

CNN saying it was a "mis-communication"

says the pilot with a gun to his head

al28283

F-16's are on their way, pretty serious miscommunication

o1s1n

Is it wrong that I was disappointed when I found out it wasn't real?

AnonoBoy

"Did I say we're being hi-jacked? Whoops! I meant eh.... eh..... eh.... hi-jinks! We're having loads of hi-jinks here as it's one of the hostesses birthday. Please don't hurt me Mr. Terrorist."

Duggy747

Pilot was probably waving at another pilot out the window and said "Hi Jack!"

Now, what's Jack the pilot doing on the outside of the plane is a different story...

Rigol

wild guess here..........theres a guy called Mohammed involved.
oh Mohammed ...always clowning around

CucaFace

Apparently the pilot said "Hi" to his co pilot Jack while he was on the speaker phone to the control tower, thus the confusion.

CucaFace

Duggy747 wrote: »

Pilot was probably waving at another pilot out the window and said "Hi Jack!"

Now, what's Jack the pilot doing on the outside of the plane is a different story...

You beat me to it you bas#rd.

Hande hoche!

Duggy747 wrote: »

Pilot was probably waving at another pilot out the window and said "Hi Jack!"

Now, what's Jack the pilot doing on the outside of the plane is a different story...

CucaFace wrote: »

Apparently the pilot said "Hi" to his co pilot Jack while he was on the speaker phone to the control tower, thus the confusion.

Jack off?

Threads merged as they appear to be the same story

Teangalad

In all fairness in this day and age how does this happen??.... a miscommunication causes the dutch security forces to surround a plane someone is going to get a serious kick in the arse...

fishy fishy

its a false alarm due to "mis-communication"

I supposed somebody just said "Hi Jack" as in hello Jack, how are you
and all hell broke loose :D

Hande hoche!

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JzoUBvdEk1k

Pilotdude5

Surely you can't be serious? I am serious... and don't call me Shirley

Itsdacraic

Teangalad wrote: »

In all fairness in this day and age how does this happen??.... a miscommunication causes the dutch security forces to surround a plane someone is going to get a serious kick in the arse...

Ah they're all so stoned over there they'll have forgotten about it in an hour.

eurofoxy

it wasnt a mis communication, its called a loss of communication, pilots have to be in radio contact with atc, when they stop listening, its called a loss of communication, which can be mis-intereptred as a hijack by the media...

Since 2001 its standard practice that when a loss of communication happens fighter jets will intercept said pilots and either give them a friendly hello or escort them to the airport...this appears to be the latter...but its still being reported as a hijack on some places so we wont know till later, but the dutch media report it as a loss of communication...

Mr.Crinklewood

eurofoxy wrote: »

it wasnt a mis communication, its called a loss of communication, pilots have to be in radio contact with atc, when they stop listening, its called a loss of communication, which can be mis-intereptred as a hijack by the media...

Since 2001 its standard practice that when a loss of communication happens fighter jets will intercept said pilots and either give them a friendly hello or escort them to the airport...this appears to be the latter...but its still being reported as a hijack on some places so we wont know till later, but the dutch media report it as a loss of communication...

There`ll be jet fighters flying all over Ireland come the Saorview switchover.

Rigol

Mr.Crinklewood wrote: »

There`ll be jet fighters flying all over Ireland come the Saorview switchover.

you mean 1970's turbo-prop trainers

Hazys

CucaFace wrote: »

Apparently the pilot said "Hi" to his co pilot Jack while he was on the speaker phone to the control tower, thus the confusion.

I think the co-pilots name is actually Gene Hadd, not Jack. Gene is a bit hard of hearing so he shout at him multiple times.

Lingua Franca

The "miscommunication" claimed was indeed a loss of communication but the flight path was also erratic wihich was why ATC were trying to communicate with them. For both these reasons the flight was treated as suspicious until it landed and it was confirmed that all was well.

The bomb detonator was intact, it still had structural intergrity and it was safe enough to dig out and remove. Finding old bombs at Schiphol is not exceptional since it was very heavily shelled by the Allies during WWII. The last old bomb found there during renovations was in 2008. They have an operating practice for how to get it sorted safely and quickly.

Neither incident was very dangerous, but them occuring at once was a bizarre coincidence!