On Wed, 26 Mar 2008 13:09:53 +0000, Eeyore   
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   >Poster@nogwat.nl wrote:   
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   >>  HYDERABAD: In a slip up hours after the Shamshabad airport opened for   
   business,   
   >> a KLM flight from Amsterdam which was supposed to land at Hyderabad skipped   
   the   
   >> airport and flew across the country first to Delhi and then to Mumbai.   
   >>   
   >> Apparently the pilot knew nothing about the new airport   
   >   
   >Found elsewhere ..........   
   >   
   >" Now for some facts:   
   >   
   >- The crew filed to the new airport.   
   >- There was no confusion regarding opening status of the new airport.   
   >- The company has been closely monitoring the whole transition.   
   >- There were several KLM teams who have visited the new airport the final   
   months   
   >before it was opened, including a delegation of flight operations.   
   >- The crew of KL873 made two approach attempts at the new airport.   
   >- On both attempts they had insufficient visual reference to continue descent   
   below   
   >descent limit so on both occassions a go-around was made.   
   >- After the second go-around the crew decided to divert to Mumbai.   
   >   
   >How should I know this? Maybe my username gives a hint...... " (an MD11   
   driver).   
      
   In that case the Times of India is a bad newspaper. And the Dutch papers copied   
   it.   
   Thanks for posting the facts. Quite reassuring...   
      
   Poster   
      
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