Comments on: Kuwait Airways Fire

By: nxman

nxman — Mon, 22 Sep 2008 14:53:56 +0000

AMQ the problem is the Government doesn’t want to spend any money on KAC they want the new owner to do that.

By: AMQ

AMQ — Sun, 21 Sep 2008 23:49:30 +0000

kuwait seriously needs to consider a major fleet update

By: Desert Girl

Desert Girl — Sun, 21 Sep 2008 08:33:35 +0000

It hasn’t happened in the air….. yet.

By: SmoKeY

SmoKeY — Sat, 20 Sep 2008 04:47:52 +0000

it was bound to happen anyway stupid things happen to stupid people and to stupid planes with old stupid outdated seats and stupid EVERYTHING … you get the point

By: Bu Yousef

Bu Yousef — Sat, 20 Sep 2008 00:47:50 +0000

I asked an aviation forum I recently joined, and they confirmed it happened. This is what KUNA reported on the day:

Fire caused by fuel leak in KAC plane under control – civil aviation
Communications 9/17/2008 12:05:00 AM

authority By Ahmad Faraj KUWAIT, Sept 16 (KUNA) — A unit from the fire department working at Kuwait airport was able to take down a fire caused by fuel leak in one of Kuwait Airways Corporation (KAC) planes and no injuries were reported, Director of Civil Aviation Authority Bader Botaiban said on Tuesday.
Botaiban told KUNA that while a plane was fueling at one of the airport gates prior to departure a huge amount of fuel leakage was witnessed at 8:50 local time, noting that fire broke out when one of the maintainance vehicles situated underneath the plane caught on fire.
The plane was on its way to Hyderabad International Airport in India.
The unit from the fire department rushed to the scene and took control of the fire without causing any human injuries, Botaiban added.
In response to a question regarding the plane, Botaiban said that the plane suffered from the black smoke as result of the fire and was transferred to the maintenance department.
Authorities are currently working to know the exact cause of the leakage and those responsible for it, Botaiban added.(end)

By: john

john — Fri, 19 Sep 2008 21:01:58 +0000

this didn’t happen in india. look at the guy in the dishdasha at the bottom left of the screen from 20-24 secs. i highly doubt that’s an indian walking around in a dishdasha, lol ;p

By: Sarah

Sarah — Fri, 19 Sep 2008 16:38:40 +0000

I saw the first video on alrai news the same day it happened

By: Eddy

Eddy — Fri, 19 Sep 2008 16:33:22 +0000

it didn’t happen in india…u can tell by the lady’s voice who’s announcing the flights during the end of the clip….i’d recognize that damn voice anywhere….

By: Khaled

Khaled — Fri, 19 Sep 2008 16:17:31 +0000

so it wasn’t the kuwait airport ground staff!!!

By: Khaled

Khaled — Fri, 19 Sep 2008 16:16:54 +0000

it happened in india

By: sfsa78

sfsa78 — Fri, 19 Sep 2008 13:54:36 +0000

I dont believe one word that comes out of them….
isn’t it a huge coincidence that this fire happens just before the big con-artist, thiefs running kuwait airways must hand over the company for privatization!!
it stinks to high heaven of an insurance scam/job.. A way to get more cash through their financial books which they always manipulate inorder to steal money.

By: Mr.Pedro

Mr.Pedro — Fri, 19 Sep 2008 13:51:45 +0000

Damn here goes the 777 ;/