B4U India: Crashed British Airways jet crew praised for safe landing

Crashed British Airways jet crew praised for safe landing
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ANI India on 19 January, 2008 05:15:00
 
The crew of the British Airways plane that crash-landed at Londons Heathrow
Airport a couple of days ago, has been praised by the jets captain for the
courage shown in averting a major mishap.
Captain Burkill said every member of his flight crew played a role in ensuring
the planes safe landing at the airport, and credited his co-pilot John Coward
for actually landing the plane and saving the lives of the 130 passengers
onboard.
According to The Sun, the crew was given a huge round of applause on Friday
during a press conference here.
Captain Burkill said the crew celebrated surviving the plane crash by going out
for a curry.
British Airways staff cheered as the pilots, the plane's cabin services
director Sharon Eaton-Mercer and BA chief executive Willie Walsh appeared at
the airline's Heathrow headquarters for the brief statement from Burkill. (ANI)