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A pilot was first to flee a plane after hearing a loud explosion, leaving passengers to fend for themselves as smoke filled the cabin, report says

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A Vueling pilot fled his plane after there was an explosion, abandoning the passengers. One passenger told The Sun the captain ran off as soon as the flight attendant opened the door. Most of his crew followed, while only one flight attendant was left to look after passengers. A passenger said the pilot of a passenger jet abandoned all those on board after being the first to flee the plane following a loud explosion. Andrew Benion told The Sun he was aboard a Vueling flight from Barcelona to… (www.msn.com) More...

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ghstark
Greg S 16
Passenger: But sir, a captain always goes down with his ship!
Captain: Well, we're down, ain't we?
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jimjallen
Jim Allen 5
Reminds me of the old joke: a soldier lost his rifle during some training exercises. When told he’d have to pay for the replacement: “Now I know why a captain goes down with his ship”
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lynx318
lynx318 2
Captain: Also you know this is an airplane, not a ship.
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toz100
Maximilian Steinhauser 14
That reminds me to captain Francesco Schettino when the Costa Concordia sank in Italy.
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akebonolove
akebonolove 14
This POS pilot hopefully never flies again!
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TiredTom
Tom Bruce 15
c'mon you guys... leave politics out of this
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DaveRK
DaveRK 3
Tom I agree, but Airduffus1 can't comprehend that.
It must be a sad life, nothing to do but troll forums looking for an audience.
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jprogers
John Rogers 2
Please. Just stop.
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KineticRider
Randy Marco -1
As a TRUE American patriot I WILL NEVER stop pushing back against faux news and the trump LIES & his CORRUPTION!
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DonDengler
DonDengler -9
All three down arrows point to Democrats.
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rickornberg
Richard Ornberg 21
Those kind of guys try to say they were "Leading the way." Then become politicians.
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gideony2
Gideon Yuval 2
cf. Josh Hawley
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DonDengler
DonDengler 0
He’s the best !!!
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raleedy
ALLAN LEEDY 18
Didn’t know George Costanza was flying.
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stevejhart
stevejhart 3
Fire!! LOL
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DonDengler
DonDengler -4
Who dat?
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k1121j
k1121j 5
SO is there legal implications like if this were a sea captain?
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patpylot
patrick baker 9
who would like to share a cockpit with this captain, with his set of reflexes and responsiblities?
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lynx318
lynx318 4
Vueling states it was a "Small external fire", I wonder what the real problem was.
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Propwash122
Peter Fuller 6
It’s been reported as an APU fire/smoke incident:
https://aviation-safety.net/wikibase/280716
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PattyVanoy
Patty Vanoy 3
I miss The Preacher, does anyone here remember him?
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MLSellers
Mildred Sellers 3
This has to have been many many years ago.....F/As can't access the cockpit at any time they want. They have to call, get someone inside to unlock the door and then enter. As for the CA ditching the plane with PAX still on board....he is just a coward.
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Domingosnest
Domingo Montoro 3
I guess the first question to ask would be: was the smoke origin in the cockpit or in the pax cabin. If in thé cockpit ,the first and normal réaction was to exit the cockpit and to catch your breath(oxygène) by getting fresh air.
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HenryOmodara
HenryOmodara 4
Every man for himself, God for us all! :-)
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chuckhawley
Charles Hawley 2
1. To all who referenced the Costa Concordia, did you read the article?
2. No mention of the copilot.
3. Was the plane taxiing when this happened or was the pilot able to land the plane, then exit?
4. Pretty big jump. Did he deploy the slide(s) or were they at a gate?

So many questions. Terrible article.
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terrymiff
TERRY Smith 2
Owned by the same company that owns Costa Concordia?
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fireftr
Dale Ballok 2
He just wanted to locate the source of the smoke, and direct the fire crews! Right!
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n7777r
Derek Vaughn 2
Oh...he read the safety procedures backwards. What a pity.
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TimDyck
Tim Dyck 3
I guess the rule of thumb is if the crew are running away the passengers should to. Nothing like a little chaos and panic to add to the number of casualties.
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k9wrangler
Karl Scribner 2
Sort of like the Bomb Squad technician’s T-shirt “If you see me running, try to keep up!”
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shenghaohan
Shenghao Han 2
Not familiar with Vueling but I guess they are just contracted pilots, not like ones hired in bigger airlines.
What I am saying is they don't really value the employment, or usually fly cargo instead of passengers...Still a shitty move.
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rochcomeau
Roch Comeau 4
I think they are an ultra-low-cost airline. No excuse for the crew, who are trained and responsible for the safety of their passengers to behave as they did (if the account is true)
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Propwash122
Peter Fuller 6
Vueling: Spanish airline, established in 2004, since 2013 part of the International Airlines Group, along with British Airways, Iberia, Aer Lingus, and LEVEL. Fleet of 120 or so A320-family aircraft, operating in Europe, the UK, and parts of Asia, Africa, and the Middle East. It’s a so-called low cost airline, similar to Spirit, Frontier, Ryanair.
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carste10
carste10 1
Been nice to know the cause...
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toz100
Maximilian Steinhauser 1
Never fly Crueling!
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franciemr
Fran Moreno-Randle 1
OMG - flying Vueling Amsterdam to Barcelona next month. Scheduled by tour company. Carrier that provides lots of flights all over Europe.
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EtienneDaniels
Etienne Daniels 1
I think (hope) this is the end of his (their) career for not following proper procedures, the same goes for the crew that followed him. Thy did not do the job they were supposed to do.
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admirallock
wayne holder 1
When you have the best seat in the house you can do these kinds of things
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LeanderWilliams
Leander Williams 1
Sounds like this pilot was so prepared for emergencies he probably wears a parachute under his tearaway captains' shirt.
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greatwildblueyonder
great wildblueyonder 1
Perhaps the Captain needed a diaper change.
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bfambrough
Bill Fambrough 1
When you go through a staffing agency (Temp Service) to get your flight crew, make sure they are not French.
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Rob1150
Rob Wilson 4
Isn't the whole "French are cowards" thing kind of tired in 2022?
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GuillermoUribeJacoby
Guillermo Uribe Jacoby 1
Cowardly and irresponsible
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bfambrough
Bill Fambrough 0
When you go through a staffing agency (Temp Service) to get your flight crew, make sure they are not French.
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DonDengler
DonDengler -1
Democrats are shit
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AZAFVET
Wayne Fox 0
https://www.independent.co.uk/travel/news-and-advice/pilot-abandoned-fire-alert-passengers-plane-b2132172.html
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dyashiro
Dale Yashiro 0
Are we sure they weren’t filming the opening scenes too the sequel of Airplane III.
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DonDengler
DonDengler -2
Whaddya ‘spect ?
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DonDengler
DonDengler -2
💩 on all
Democrats
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sicamore
sicamore 13
The Boeing evacuation checklists states the captain is the last off the aircraft after searching for any remaining pax.
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k9wrangler
Karl Scribner 1
Firefight training I received said to never give up your air (not oxygen) mask trying to rescue a casualty. So you can continue rescue without going down and needing rescue as well
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DaveRK
DaveRK 4
Seriously??
Putting your mask on first is so you can continue to breath while helping another passenger with their mask, your both still on the aircraft.
That pilot just ran off the aircraft.
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marcusangelus
Mark Jenkins 2
I *think* the above remark by avionik99 should be read as extreme sarcasm, but sarcasm doesn't always transfer well into text.
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waypoint66
David Rice 2
Sarcasm in text posts is supposed to be marked with a “/s”, right?
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