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PostPosted: Fri May 25, 2007 9:35 pm    Post subject: Swarm Of Bees Grounds Aircraft Reply with quote

Almost 200 passengers found themselves stranded at Bournemouth Airport for 11 hours after their plane turned back after flying into a swarm of bees.

The Palmair Boeing 737, bound for Faro in Portugal, took off from Bournemouth at 0810 BST on Thursday.

But after flying into the swarm the pilot experienced an engine surge an hour later and returned the aircraft to the UK for checks.

Engineers ruled it was unsafe to fly and another plane took off at 1915 BST.

Ingested bees

A total of 196 passengers were affected including 90 attempting to travel to the Algarve and a further 106 waiting to return to the UK.

The incident happened just two days after a swarm of 20,000 bees descended on Bournemouth Pier.

It is believed the plane's engines ingested the bees while flying over Bournemouth but this did not cause problems until later into the flight.

The passengers from Faro arrived back in Britain at 0120 BST.

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PostPosted: Fri May 25, 2007 9:38 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote

They should have Bee-n more careful

I'll get me coat..........
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PostPosted: Sat May 26, 2007 6:50 am    Post subject: Reply with quote

Laughing Laughing Laughing
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PostPosted: Sat May 26, 2007 4:38 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote

You never can tell with Bees; Bees are like that. Smile
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PostPosted: Sat May 26, 2007 5:35 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote

Rachel, Bee-have yourself! Laughing

Ok, Ok... I'm heading for the coat-rack Very Happy
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PostPosted: Sat May 26, 2007 8:54 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote

so thats where my pet bee Eric got to.

its not a swarm by the way................. its a group related assembly Laughing Laughing Laughing Laughing
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PostPosted: Sun May 27, 2007 6:21 am    Post subject: Reply with quote

Your hive employee is presumably just a half-bee by now.... Laughing

Do you have a bee licence, BTW?
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PostPosted: Sun May 27, 2007 7:14 am    Post subject: Reply with quote

**PYTHON ALERT- PYTHON ALERT... ohh oww ahh oof- Help, help- I'm being repressed!**

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PostPosted: Sun May 27, 2007 7:23 am    Post subject: Reply with quote

How did they know it was 20,000 bees on Bournemouth Pier? did they go through the turnstiles??

"1/2 please" said Eric...
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PostPosted: Sun May 27, 2007 7:54 am    Post subject: Reply with quote

SantaFefan wrote:
How did they know it was 20,000 bees on Bournemouth Pier? did they go through the turnstiles??

"1/2 please" said Eric...


Nice one, Santa! Laughing Laughing Laughing


The local council probably have a Bee Warden Shocked Laughing
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PostPosted: Sun May 27, 2007 10:14 am    Post subject: Reply with quote

Cherskiy wrote:
Your hive employee is presumably just a half-bee by now.... Laughing

Do you have a bee licence, BTW?


No but I have got a cat licence from the nice man from the ministry of howsinge (it was spelt like that on the van, I'm very observant, I've never seen so many bleedin' aerials etc etc)..............................................................AAROOOGA AAROOOGA "PYTHON ALERT" AAROOOGA AAROOOGA Embarassed Embarassed

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PostPosted: Sun May 27, 2007 10:19 am    Post subject: Reply with quote

Did the aircraft belong to the airline Fly-Bee?
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PostPosted: Sun May 27, 2007 10:32 am    Post subject: Reply with quote

firewirefred wrote:
Did the aircraft belong to the airline Fly-Bee?


either that or BeeMI Baby Rolling Eyes

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PostPosted: Sun May 27, 2007 11:17 am    Post subject: Reply with quote

Or Bee-A? Laughing

Someone pass me my coat, please.... Smile

(Anyway, Seymour - "The Cheese Shop", "The Argument" and "Summarise Proust Competition" are my favourite Python sketches.)
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PostPosted: Sun May 27, 2007 2:23 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote

Cherskiy wrote:
Or Bee-A? Laughing

Someone pass me my coat, please.... Smile

(Anyway, Seymour - "The Cheese Shop", "The Argument" and "Summarise Proust Competition" are my favourite Python sketches.)


-ah ha a kindred spirit eh cher? The cheese shop is a favourite of mine but then again "i do like it runny"-
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PostPosted: Sun May 27, 2007 3:35 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote

I think the Spanish Inquisition should pay a visit....... Shocked

Bring out the COMFY chair! Laughing

*and may the lord have mercy on our souls** Wink
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PostPosted: Sun May 27, 2007 6:17 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote

NOT! ...............the comfy chair?

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PostPosted: Sun May 27, 2007 6:41 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote

seymourwhitebits wrote:

-ah ha a kindred spirit eh cher? The cheese shop is a favourite of mine but then again "i do like it runny"-


Pity - the cat's eaten it.... Sad Laughing
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PostPosted: Sun May 27, 2007 6:43 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote

Cherskiy wrote:
seymourwhitebits wrote:

-ah ha a kindred spirit eh cher? The cheese shop is a favourite of mine but then again "i do like it runny"-


Pity - the cat's eaten it.... Sad Laughing


Laughing Laughing Laughing
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