London to Tokyo just £265 Return!

callum9999

TakeThis wrote: »

A dusting of snow??

"But removing and preventing the build-up of ice on the wings and fuselage of an aircraft is absolutely crucial to preventing accidents, says David Learmount, operations and safety editor of Flight Global.

The ice changes the shape and texture of the wings and their flaps, he says, creating a drag effect and making the aircraft impossible to control. "If there's too much ice, you leave the runway with not enough lift to get airborne."

"In January 1982, Air Florida Flight 90 crashed into a bridge shortly after take-off from Washington National Airport in Washington DC, killing 74 people.

An investigation found that ice and snow had been sucked into the engines."

Yes you're right. A "dusting of snow" is unlikely to cause any damage, but why would you take that completely unnecessary risk?

TakeThis

callum9999 wrote: »

"But removing and preventing the build-up of ice on the wings and fuselage of an aircraft is absolutely crucial to preventing accidents, says David Learmount, operations and safety editor of Flight Global.

The ice changes the shape and texture of the wings and their flaps, he says, creating a drag effect and making the aircraft impossible to control. "If there's too much ice, you leave the runway with not enough lift to get airborne."

"In January 1982, Air Florida Flight 90 crashed into a bridge shortly after take-off from Washington National Airport in Washington DC, killing 74 people.

An investigation found that ice and snow had been sucked into the engines."

Yes you're right. A "dusting of snow" is unlikely to cause any damage, but why would you take that completely unnecessary risk?

Because if it's a 'dusting of snow' it likely fell in the last few minutes. Solid ice is another thing altogether. That doesn't blow off the wing during taxi.

insurgente

another cheap flight to Japan, this time on Alitalia

http://www.mlecznepodroze.pl/2012/06/22/tanie-loty-alitalia-z-europy-z-kodem-rabatowym/

google translate it

Flight to Rio for £238 as well, struggling to resist...

vehicle2hire

Wow, this is could be awesome and really so cheap price. It becomes easy too.

poor_johno

Wow, that escalated quickly