Maldivian Airlines issues non-apology for seaplane crash
Holidaymakers had sat through two aborted take-offs before being lobbed into the ocean on the third attempt, The Sun reported, and were left bobbing in the water after their seaplane crashed.
23 Nov 2017, 9:00 AM
A Maldivian seaplane operator issued a non-apology Thursday for a crash involving one of its aircraft, as a report surfaced of the pilots abandoning passengers and swimming away and children’s life jackets being given to adults.
Holidaymakers Thomas Markey and Sebastian Marczyk had sat through two aborted take-offs before being lobbed into the ocean on the third attempt, The Sun reported, and were left in the water after their seaplane crashed.
“They’d tied all the baggage against the designated fire exit and it was blocked. I turned round and shouted at the crew member at the back to open the door,” Markey told the news outlet.
“Two or three minutes later everyone’s in the water without life jackets. But the one I was given was for a baby. The jackets were second-hand and some even expired in 2004. It’s a joke. There was no safety protocol, no instructions.”
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