Comments on: Armenian Plane Crash Update http://oneworld.blogsome.com/2006/05/04/armenian-plane-crash-update/ Journalism and Photography from Armenia and the Surrounding Region Sun, 12 Feb 2012 13:01:40 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=1.5.1-alpha by: Darwin Jamgochian http://oneworld.blogsome.com/2006/05/04/armenian-plane-crash-update/#comment-1739 Sat, 06 May 2006 21:43:59 +0100 http://oneworld.blogsome.com/2006/05/04/armenian-plane-crash-update/#comment-1739 Excuse me for being curt but the latest scenario is that there were birds on the runway that caused the plane to crash into the Black Sea. Airport personnel worried that they were migratory birds carrying the bird flu. ANOTHER HYPOTHESIS A1 Plus 05 May, 2006 Every minute there are new hypotheses about the A-320 crash. We learned from the workers of the airport (who refused to introduce themselves) that as a rule the airplanes are refueled in Sochi as fuel is twice as expensive in Armenia as in Sochi (400 AMD to 200). The airplanes were tanked wit as much fuel as would suffice to fly to Sochi. This was during one flight Yerevan-Sochi-Yerevan the aviation company saved about 4000 USD. By the way, one of our colleagues from “Nojjan Tapan” told us about an incident which happened to him while flying to Moscow by “Armavia”. While on board the passengers learned that the flight is being postponed for two hours, and then for another hour. Finally it turned out that the reason was the unfavorable weather in the Minvody airport, whereas according to the tickets the plane was not supposed to land there. What was the reason? Under the pressure of the angry passengers the stewardesses informed them that the airplane was to be refueled in Minvody (perhaps fuel is cheaper there). Nevertheless, after the complaints of the passengers the plane was refueled in the Yerevan airport and reached Moscow with a delay of five hours. Excuse me for being curt but the latest scenario is that there were birds on the runway that caused the plane to crash into the Black Sea. Airport personnel worried that they were migratory birds carrying the bird flu.

ANOTHER HYPOTHESIS
A1 Plus
05 May, 2006

Every minute there are new hypotheses about the A-320 crash. We learned from the workers of the airport (who refused to introduce themselves) that as a rule the airplanes are refueled in Sochi as fuel is twice as expensive in Armenia as in Sochi (400 AMD to 200). The airplanes were tanked wit as much fuel as would suffice to fly to Sochi. This was during one flight Yerevan-Sochi-Yerevan the aviation company saved about 4000 USD.

By the way, one of our colleagues from “Nojjan Tapan” told us about an incident which happened to him while flying to Moscow by “Armavia”. While on board the passengers learned that the flight is being postponed for two hours, and then for another hour. Finally it turned out that the reason was the unfavorable weather in the Minvody airport, whereas according to the tickets the plane was not supposed to land there. What was the reason?

Under the pressure of the angry passengers the stewardesses informed them that the airplane was to be refueled in Minvody (perhaps fuel is cheaper there). Nevertheless, after the complaints of the passengers the plane was refueled in the Yerevan airport and reached Moscow with a delay of five hours.

]]> by: Areg http://oneworld.blogsome.com/2006/05/04/armenian-plane-crash-update/#comment-1720 Fri, 05 May 2006 08:54:33 +0100 http://oneworld.blogsome.com/2006/05/04/armenian-plane-crash-update/#comment-1720 Hello there, here is something that might interest you: http://sarena.xter.net/~silver/a320.mp3 Part of the Armenian captain conversation with the georgian ATC. Hello there,
here is something that might interest you:
http://sarena.xter.net/~silver/a320.mp3

Part of the Armenian captain conversation with the georgian ATC.

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