Asiana airplane takes off minus its cabin attendants

[Midnight Mike]

Asiana airplane takes off minus its cabin attendants

2006/8/11
The China Post & agencies


An Asiana Airlines domestic flight from Incheon in South Korea to the southern Jeju islands was in the air for 30 minutes before the captain discovered to his surprise that the plane had left without its cabin crew on Tuesday, the Seoul Times reported.
After emergency communications with the control tower, the plane hurriedly returned to pick up the cabin attendants. Due to this rare incident, the plane was about 50 minutes behind schedule.

Aviation authorizes have started an investigation into the case.

The plane, which was flying to Jeju islands via Daegu airport, was due to pick up passengers from another Asiana Airlines domestic flight which was crippled shortly before e departure for the Jeju islands. Asiana Airlines, South Korea's second air carrier after Korean Air.

[PhilDernerJr]

How is that even possible? Don't the pilots check in with the F/A before takeoff?

[knish1231]

Also,

Who closed and locked the door?

Pete

[hiss srq]

Cabin cross checks, who armed the slides etc...? That carrier has not had a great reputation lately for common sense safety but neither has big sister KAL in the last few years.

[Matt Molnar]

There was a thread about this on a.net. It was actually a ferry flight, no passengers were on board.

[PhilDernerJr]

There was a thread about this on a.net. It was actually a ferry flight, no passengers were board.

If that's the case, then this is an extremely overblown news story. The media does it again!