Many travellers have their own tale to tell about Aeroflot. The Beetle
\n has a vivid and scary memory flying from Dublin to Havana via Gander in
\n Canada. It was December, and so cold and wintry in Gander. On final approach
\n to Gander to refuel, the pilot decided to go around twice, which was worrying,
\n then he decided to give landing a go, and the plane somehow missed landing
\n on the runway and instead landed on some uncleared snow and drove the
\n left wing through two huge snow piles. The entire Irish contingent of
\n passengers were making signs of the cross and praying loudly.<\/p>\n
Even Fidel Castro is said to have jokingly responded to a question asking
\n about the most dangerous moment of his life, that it might have been one
\n of the many CIA attempts on his life, but then again, it might have been
\n flying Aeroflot!<\/p>\n
According to a recent PR release, Aeroflot has hired a UK brand consultancy
\n to give its image a lift. The consultancy are said to have remarked: the
\n problem is one of perception….people think of Aeroflot as dangerous
\n and unreliable, but it has one of the best safety records in the world
\n and is value for money”<\/p>\n
Let’s forget about the time when a pilot handed the controls to
\n his 13 year old son, or the incident when the pilots put the plane on
\n automatic pilot, went for a walk then realised they had accidentally locked
\n themselves out and had to force their way back in with an axe, or the
\n times when stewardesses served vodka actually on take off, or when a passenger
\n cooked up a meal on his own portable gas camping stove at the back of
\n the plane…………………<\/p>\n
Good luck to them!<\/p>\n
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