Passengers describe A380 incident – answers

true/false/no evidence

1. All Quantas planes of this type have been stopped from flying. T: the fleet has been grounded
2. The plane had to make an emergency landing in Indonesia. F: it made the landing in Singapore
3. The flight number was UF32. F: QF32
4. There were more than 400 passengers on board. T: 459
5. The passengers were suffering from shock. NE: this may be true but it is not mentioned in the video
6. The man interviewed thinks they were lucky. T: he says ‘it could have been a lot worse’
7. Fuel was dropped over Indonesia. F: debris fell over Indonesia
8. The Indonesian man interviewed was coming home from work when his car was hit by falling debris. F: he was going to work
9. This is the most serious aviation problem ever. NE: we know it is the worst for this model of plane but we are not told if there have been worse incidents or not
10. The tyres on the plane also set on fire. F: this was an incident in March with a similar plane
11. 244 people escaped injury. T: in the incident in March – not this recent incident
12. Quantas is afraid that the incident will spoil its 90th birthday celebrations in a few days. NE: nothing is said about how the company has reacted (although it is possible they will feel this)