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| Rules stopped pilot's fog landing | Rules stopped pilot's fog landing |
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| A pilot with 30 years experience told passengers on a flight to Paris that he was returning to the UK because he was not qualified to land in foggy weather. | A pilot with 30 years experience told passengers on a flight to Paris that he was returning to the UK because he was not qualified to land in foggy weather. |
| Flybe flight BE1431 from Cardiff was approaching Charles De Gaulle airport on Tuesday when the captain made the announcement over the tannoy. | Flybe flight BE1431 from Cardiff was approaching Charles De Gaulle airport on Tuesday when the captain made the announcement over the tannoy. |
| A spokeswoman for Flybe said there had been dense fog at the airport in Paris. | A spokeswoman for Flybe said there had been dense fog at the airport in Paris. |
| She said the company stood by the pilot's decision and said passenger safety had not been compromised. | She said the company stood by the pilot's decision and said passenger safety had not been compromised. |
| The Flybe pilot concerned has 30 years commercial aviation experience flying a number of different passenger aircraft types, said the Flybe spokeswoman. | The Flybe pilot concerned has 30 years commercial aviation experience flying a number of different passenger aircraft types, said the Flybe spokeswoman. |
| "He has relatively recently transferred his 'type-rating' from a Bombardier Q300 to a Bombardier Q400 and has not yet completed the requisite low-visibility training to complete a landing in conditions such as the dense fog experienced in Paris Charles de Gaulle," she said. | "He has relatively recently transferred his 'type-rating' from a Bombardier Q300 to a Bombardier Q400 and has not yet completed the requisite low-visibility training to complete a landing in conditions such as the dense fog experienced in Paris Charles de Gaulle," she said. |
| I guess he thought when he initially took off that conditions would be suitable for him to land Civil Aviation Authority spokesman | I guess he thought when he initially took off that conditions would be suitable for him to land Civil Aviation Authority spokesman |
| "The captain therefore quite correctly turned the aircraft around and returned to Cardiff; a decision which the company stands by 100%. | "The captain therefore quite correctly turned the aircraft around and returned to Cardiff; a decision which the company stands by 100%. |
| "Aviation is the most highly regulated form of public transport in the United Kingdom. As a result, technical situations like these arise where a pilot with 30 years experience correctly abides by regulatory rules. | "Aviation is the most highly regulated form of public transport in the United Kingdom. As a result, technical situations like these arise where a pilot with 30 years experience correctly abides by regulatory rules. |
| "At no point was passenger safety compromised." | "At no point was passenger safety compromised." |
| Flybe added that when the pilot took off from Cardiff, the weather at Paris Charles De Gaulle was clear. | Flybe added that when the pilot took off from Cardiff, the weather at Paris Charles De Gaulle was clear. |
| The Civil Aviation Authority described the incident as "quite unusual but probably not unheard of". | The Civil Aviation Authority described the incident as "quite unusual but probably not unheard of". |
| "I guess he thought when he initially took off that conditions would be suitable for him to land," said a spokesman. | "I guess he thought when he initially took off that conditions would be suitable for him to land," said a spokesman. |
| "There are different classifications of aircraft and when an aircraft is updated, pilots who have flown an older version have to completely retrain. | "There are different classifications of aircraft and when an aircraft is updated, pilots who have flown an older version have to completely retrain. |
| "There can be significant differences in terms of how an aircraft is operated. | "There can be significant differences in terms of how an aircraft is operated. |
| "Different climatic conditions like fog require a certain level of skill and he probably didn't have the level of training required for this particular aircraft." | |
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