Praying pilot crashes plane

[Har]

Jailed for 10 years, the Muslim pilot who paused to pray before taking emergency action in plane crash that killed 16

A Muslim pilot and co-pilot who paused to pray before taking emergency measures as they ditched a passenger plane in the sea, killing 16 people, has been sentenced to 10 years in jail.

Pilot Chafik Gharby and co-pilot Ali Kebaier were convicted of taking inadequate emergency measures by an Italian court.

The 2005 crash at sea off Sicily left survivors swimming for their lives, some clinging to a piece of the fuselage that remained floating after the ATR turbo-prop aircraft splintered upon impac

There were 34 holidaymakers and five crew on board the plane when it went down.

A fuel-gauge malfunction was partly to blame, with technicians putting the wrong type of gauge on the plane before it took off.

It meant the pilot and crew believed they had more fuel than they actually did. The plane's engines cut out simultaneously when the fuel ran out.

However prosecutors also said the pilot succumbed to panic, praying out loud instead of following emergency procedures.

They claimed he then opted to crash-land the plane instead trying to reach a nearby airport.

'This was an unprecedented sentence but we have always maintained that it was an unprecedented incident,' observed Niky Persico, a lawyer for one of the victims.

'Never before in the history of aviation disasters has there been such a chain of events and counter events,' he added.

Another five employees of Tuninter, a subsidiary of Tunisair, were sentenced to between eight and nine years in jail by the court, in a verdict handed down yesterday.

The seven accused, who were not in court, will not spend time in jail until the appeals process has been exhausted.

Oi....
I don't know whether to cry or laugh about this.

[leo-rcc]

I'd go with cry.

[maiforpeace]

Jailed for 10 years, the Muslim pilot who paused to pray before taking emergency action in plane crash that killed 16

A Muslim pilot and co-pilot who paused to pray before taking emergency measures as they ditched a passenger plane in the sea, killing 16 people, has been sentenced to 10 years in jail.

Pilot Chafik Gharby and co-pilot Ali Kebaier were convicted of taking inadequate emergency measures by an Italian court.

The 2005 crash at sea off Sicily left survivors swimming for their lives, some clinging to a piece of the fuselage that remained floating after the ATR turbo-prop aircraft splintered upon impac

There were 34 holidaymakers and five crew on board the plane when it went down.

A fuel-gauge malfunction was partly to blame, with technicians putting the wrong type of gauge on the plane before it took off.

It meant the pilot and crew believed they had more fuel than they actually did. The plane's engines cut out simultaneously when the fuel ran out.

However prosecutors also said the pilot succumbed to panic, praying out loud instead of following emergency procedures.

They claimed he then opted to crash-land the plane instead trying to reach a nearby airport.

'This was an unprecedented sentence but we have always maintained that it was an unprecedented incident,' observed Niky Persico, a lawyer for one of the victims.

'Never before in the history of aviation disasters has there been such a chain of events and counter events,' he added.

Another five employees of Tuninter, a subsidiary of Tunisair, were sentenced to between eight and nine years in jail by the court, in a verdict handed down yesterday.

The seven accused, who were not in court, will not spend time in jail until the appeals process has been exhausted.

Oi....
I don't know whether to cry or laugh about this.

Ack! Praying isn't just useless, it's downright dangerous and fatal!

[Xamonas Chegwé]

The pilot obviously wasn't devout enough. Perhaps he didn't beat his wife when she refused him sex. Or maybe he secretly nibbled on pork scratchings. I'm sure allah would have flown the plane for him otherwise.

[Pappa]

The pilot obviously wasn't devout enough. Perhaps he didn't beat his wife when she refused him sex. Or maybe he secretly nibbled on pork scratchings. I'm sure allah would have flown the plane for him otherwise.

I suspect he was a closet apostate.

[FedUpWithFaith]

Oi....
I don't know whether to cry or laugh about this.

Since I don't know any of the victims or care about them, I'm laughing.

They probably shared the same bullshit religion so let them share the consequences.

[Ace]

It's not just about keeping religion seperate from state now. It's also about keeping religion seperate from Aviation!
Those who fly must take on full responsibility of their actions and not let gawd do it! How the hell did they get their licence?
Theist flying school?

Stall training(theist style) - To come out of stall, you must lower your head and pray to gawd!
Take off and landing training - To take off, pray to gawd and ask if he can fart so that you would become airborn. When landing let go of controls lower your head, take off your seatbelt, break countless safety regulations that would NORMALLY have you lose your fucking licence and which would normally risk everyone on board! And pray in hope that gawd can land the airplane for you because your a lazy twat!



I rest my case.

[Animavore]

I'd go with cry.

I'd go with craugh.

[Gawdzilla Sama]

I'd go with cry.

I'd go with craugh.

"Roll on, hysterical laughter."

[eXcommunicate]

I wonder why the other crew members, who I assume were not pilots, were also sentenced to years in jail. What were they charged with?

[Hermit]

I wonder why the other crew members, who I assume were not pilots, were also sentenced to years in jail. What were they charged with?

Look again:

Another five employees of Tuninter, a subsidiary of Tunisair, were sentenced to between eight and nine years in jail by the court, in a verdict handed down yesterday.

Where did it say "other crew members"? As to who else might have been gaoled, here's a hint:

A fuel-gauge malfunction was partly to blame, with technicians putting the wrong type of gauge on the plane before it took off.

[tattuchu]

Gosh, you guys. Think how much worse the crash would have been if the pilot didn't pray. Honestly, you're not thinking logically at all

[maiforpeace]

Gosh, you guys. Think how much worse the crash would have been if the pilot didn't pray. Honestly, you're not thinking logically at all

Indeed, some of the crew did survive.

[Har]

And the praying pilot survived. Thus God exists. QED.

[Pappa]

Gosh, you guys. Think how much worse the crash would have been if the pilot didn't pray. Honestly, you're not thinking logically at all

Jeez, you're right. I'm going to log off now and repent for my sins.