Comments on: That Sri Lankan Plane Didn’t Need Its Winglet

By: Axel sarkissian

Axel sarkissian — Tue, 24 Jun 2008 04:04:43 +0000

The Daily Mail is the UK version of The National Enquierer

By: CF

CF — Thu, 08 Nov 2007 02:32:18 +0000

Good question, zoeoeha. Check out this post I did about a year ago on this very subject.

By: zoeoeha

zoeoeha — Thu, 08 Nov 2007 00:04:43 +0000

Please enlighten the rest of us. What is a “winglet”?

By: Roger

Roger — Wed, 07 Nov 2007 18:35:58 +0000

At the same time, if the passengers were promised a different aircraft and given the same one, missing a winglet, however nonessential this may be, won’t exactly engender confidence in the minds of the passengers.

I’m not the best of fliers. Even though I realize that there was likely never an issue with the safety of the flight, it would probably have been enough to keep me from walking on that plane.

By: Jamman

Jamman — Tue, 06 Nov 2007 22:19:47 +0000

Thanks for laying it out as it is Cranky, I’ve commented about this on other blogs, not having a wingtip isn’t a problem, the media has a lot to answer for.

By: CF

CF — Tue, 06 Nov 2007 21:08:24 +0000

That’s about what I’d expect, Jim. Unfortunately, more legitimate US media outlets like CNN picked up the story and ran with it. Ugh.

By: Jim

Jim — Tue, 06 Nov 2007 19:26:46 +0000

Cranky, here in the UK we’ve come to expect that kind of thing from the Daily Mail. I wouldn’t trust it to get the date right never mind the facts in anything. It is useful as emergency toilet paper, but that’s about all.

By: flightjunkie

flightjunkie — Tue, 06 Nov 2007 18:26:30 +0000

It’s the Daily Mail, what do you expect? :)