RSSKLM Passengers Standed in Aruba … Good News Over 200 Passengers
A KLM flight was stranded in Aruba when it was determined that the MD-11 had engine problems that prevented it from taking off. However, luckily for the 200+ passenger that they landed in Aruba. Aruba seemed to have many available hotel rooms to put up the 200+ unexpected passengers from the KLM flight.
All of the passengers were able to take up shelter in hotels where according to a KLM-spokesman they ‘profited from all the comforts’
Lucky for these passengers that Aruba’s tourism is still floundering and that so many rooms were available at such short notice. One would think that with flourishing tourism that this would not be possible and the rooms would have been booked. Especially on the weekend. So much for the reported positive tourism numbers out of Aruba.
Amigoe; August 6, 2007: KLM-passengers stranded due to MD-11 engine defect
ORANJESTAD – The more than two hundred KLM-passengers scheduled to leave on Friday night were stranded on Aruba over the weekend due to engine defect.
The plane departed from St.Maarten towards Schiphol airport in the Netherlands, and was scheduled to make a transit stop on the Reina Beatrix airport on Aruba. After landing on Aruba the inspection team discovered that three of the MD-11 engines did not meet the technical requirements.
All of the passengers were able to take up shelter in hotels where according to a KLM-spokesman they ‘profited from all the comforts’. They tried transferring ‘emergency cases’ to flights going through Curaçao to the United States. But because of the high season and all flights are fully booked, only a limited few were able to obtain seats.
Tonight the passengers will all be able to continue their journey with a Boieng 747 sent especially to Aruba by the airline company to pick up the stranded people as was confirmed by KLM’s regional manager on Curaçao, Wim Iserief.
DOUBLE TROUBLE
He also says that the airline company had to deal with double trouble over the weekend. A Combi-747 (for cargo and passengers) containing a new MD-engine arrived on Sunday, and had to turn back due to a defect of the so called maindeck highloader – a special apparatus of the KLM on the platform of the Reina Beatrix airport used to unload this type of cargo – while it had been tested the day before. In the meantime the machine has been repaired. Tonight the Combi will land on Aruba again with another engine and mechanics which will restore the MD. The Combi will take the remaining passengers along, while the MD-11 will return to Schiphol on a later date.
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>>>‘profited from all the comforts’>>>>>
Did that include lying, raping and murdering Arubans? Frosted flakes for everyone? Drugs?
Is this the new effort by the ALE to get tourists since all those free trips on US game shows aren’t working?
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After landing on Aruba the inspection team discovered that three of the MD-11 engines did not meet the technical requirements.
LOL….If Aruba’s plane inspection team is anything like their ALE inspection team,they probably were so desperate for tourists that they lied about the plane being defective just so they could book somebody,anybody in their hotels.
::::::snickering::::::::
Karma Aruba!Karma……
Hey Chuckle Rat,
Go look in the bathroom mirror
and cinch up your man boobies,
FOOL!
Jane Russell called while you were
out to lunch today…
She said a “Cross Your Heart
Bra” ain’t gonna cut it.
-j4n
So, when AHATA reports that their hotel bookings have risen significantly…do they need to put an asterisk next to it just like Barry Bonds Home Run total???
md
Who was the inspection team?
DAY #799
….
KLM AIRLINES
“We Get You There, and It Blows.”
…
I feel sorry for the people
delayed on that flight!
To me a stay over
in Aruba would be
like having a cookout
in a latrine. DON’T
FORGET TO WASH
THE TONGS, bruddah.
Oh nummy!
OMG and these poor devils didn’t even want to go to Aruba!!!!! What’d they get Frosted Flakes for Breakfast, XTC for Lunch, Rape for Dinner?? Did they wake up the next morning?
Actually if they were on KLM and had been to St.Maarteen, they were most likely DUTCH, and we know how They get treated on Aruba!!!VIP All the Way!!!! If they went to the French side there will be an International Investigation……ask Houston!
you mean bad news for the 200, they could have been home in their much nicer home-country of the Netherlands, instead they were stranded on Aruba.
I’m not going to comment on the ongoing exposure of Aruba’s not so safe reality, but I know there are Dutch posters and lurkers that come here and we all know there’s been a lot of disagreement and some animosity. So I just want to post that I was on another message board that does not deal with a lot of crime or political stuff. Someone asked for advice on what to see and do in The Netherlands and several people jumped in to say that the Dutch overall are very friendly people, they speak English and don’t expect you to speak Dutch as a tourist there (can you say France?). They went on to talk about canals, tours, outdoor activities, and what a beautiful place it is. I do hope the Dutch investigators have found some evidence of what happened to Natalee Holloway, but regardless, I thought I’d post something complimentary about the Dutch and their country.
There seems to be a discrepancy of information with regard to the ease of accommodation of the 200+ passengers as evidenced by the following article.
KLM passengers
stranded in Aruba
http://www.thedailyherald.com/news/daily/k070/klm070.html
ARUBA–More than 200 KLM passengers were stranded in Aruba after leaving St. Maarten to go the Netherlands on Friday, the airline company has confirmed.
The airplane, an MD-11, made a stop in Aruba where, during a control, an engine problem was discovered.
It wasn’t possible to fix the problem immediately. It was also impossible to book the passengers on another flight to the Netherlands because all flights were full, KLM spokesperson Bart Koster told Dutch World radio in an interview.
He stressed that the KLM would not fly when there was the slightest doubt about safety. Koster could not confirm whether engine problems occurred more often on flights to and from the Antilles.
The 210 passengers were brought to hotels in Aruba while KLM sent a Boeing 747 especially to transport the stranded passengers to the Netherlands. They left Aruba Monday evening and are expected to land at Schiphol airport in Amsterdam today, Tuesday, August 7.
[b]Koster said it had not been easy to find hotel accommodation for all the passengers.[/b] Whether they would be compensated for damages for the three-day delay he couldn’t say. “The priority is to get them to the Netherlands as soon as possible. When they arrive they will receive a letter with the official reason for the delay and information regarding the authorities they can contact for any complaints.”
#11-more spin from their spokes ppl….they are payed to lie….
good to see you Ramm.
MD- thank goodness you are okay….I would like to talk to you about a travel show in Minosota coming in Sept….can you go to VolunteersforNatalee@gmail.com? Thanks
MD, Glad to see your post! I Was worried about you when I heard about the bridge collapsing. Your family okay?
@LilPumaL Chapeau for LilPuma …. hmm … that’s French I guess
@SM: St. Maarten / St. Martin (one Island but 50 % Dutch and 50 % French government !) is not a popular destination for Dutch tourists. In fact, French travellers need to use the Dutch international airport of St. Maarten.
Just have to love those serial raping,
carnivorous teenage girl executing
Van der sloots & Kalpoes!!!
(like
a step child)
If you could open up their heads on
a hinge, you’d see worms and maggots
crawling around in there.
Hey,
Here’s a new video from ZOLTAN that
shows the Aruban ghetto mentality.
2 – A – TEE!
It’s raunchy and blue… but man is he RIGHT!
I MIGHT GO TO ARUBA,
BUT ONLY WHEN I’M DRUNK!!!
Way to go Z.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=L0AOdG5rzys
SMOKE ‘EM IF YASSSSSSSSS GOTSSSSSSSS ‘EM
ARUBA!
Burn in hell. -j4n
http://tinyurl.com/29wp2w
Damn, the Arubans are sabotaging jet engines and taking passengers hostage just to fill up some hotel rooms!! Ain’t that some chit…
Desperate times call for desperate measures…
BOYCOTT ARUBA AND HOLLAND!!
JUSTICE FOR NATALEE
roflmao, this is aruba’s new tourist recruitment system? decertify aircraft as they land. wring all you can out of the passengers before you let them go home. are airplane hijackings far behind? what a place, our aruba. always thinking ahead. aruba, home of the pariahs of the caribbean..
dennisintn
I wonder how many actually got back on the plane…..bet the pimps cell phones were working over-time….
Thanks for the numbers,SM..makes life easier….
Yeeeow…..some good zingers there MD & dennisintn!
And ChuckyVarmit cinching up his man booby’s speaks for itself! lol
Yes MD it’s good to see your post coz i’ve been thinking of you too. The minute i heard the bridge fell i prayed that the fatalities & injuries would be few….of course there should have been NONE.
Glad you are ok!~
How many Arubans does it take to fix an engine…8…2 to hold the engine and 6 to turn the plane!!!
ahhh i love the new video! lmao~
Corny….I know!!! But I can just picture 6 Arubans on the runway turning the plane around trying to unscrew the engine…..Oh God!!!
Carpe #5.
That was the singularly most immature post I’ve ever seen.
lol #23 may be corny but i can see it clear as day!
LOL Brie!
That isn’t corny to me, they ARE ABSOLUTELY
bass-ackwards like that, huh?
………..
LOVING NATALEE HOLLOWAY: vid series
PART #5
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8pWH9TqZWnk
…
Justice for her!
So funny…
Oh well, I guess Americans have never been known for their sense of humour….
Well, I am thrilled that you can read… but you can’t count apparently, because #5 was written by a very wise gentleman known as Minnesota Dad
OR md, for short.
Stick around, I’ll show ya some more!
In yerrrrr effin ear with a Q-Tip,
troll. -j4n
SM…..how about a cartoon, Arubans fixin da plane!
Too much cocoa…. Imogene!!!What’s you talkin’ bout?
The Boycott Roll’s On!!!!I feel sorry for no one that travels to Aruba.They have been warned of the dangers there.why would anyone scrifice their family by vacationing in Aruba?
I’m glad everyone was ok,,, Aruba couldn’t take another 200 people “overdosing on cocaine and burying themselves or taking themselves out to sea afterwards”.
We do have a sense of humour in the U.S. unfortunately the Aruban authorities have treated Natalee’s disappearance like a farce, if it weren’t for the fact that a young 18 year old with such a bright future was robbed of her life, the last 2 years from Aruba would be the Academy Award winner for comedy.
GO to foxnews, look for oreilly fox and friends, are what ever else is listed click on it towards the bottom left you will see a news tip box,flood it daily concernibg oreillys slander concerning Natalee.
Aruba, bait and swap.
Thanks Ben….found it
So the plane only has 3 engines…and all 3 did not meet technical requirements….such as….makes you wonder if the engines weren’t just fine before landing….wonder if Aruba will FINE them…..it’s just hard to believe they could find something wrong and manage to fit it!!!
http://bachus.house.gov/HoR/AL06/Press+Room/Printer+Friendly+Press+Release+Reformatter.htm?GUID=%7BD6F0298D-8705-4D6A-8AA6-3D06FA6C6B7A%7D
Notice from the FBI, reps from violent crimes and criminal investigation.
#38..(edit)manage to fix it!!!
A US Representative from AL made some pretty strong comments that one does not do under normal circumstances. Here are some interesting (disturbing) comments from U.S. Rep. Spencer Bachus, R-Vestavia Hills, U.S. Rep. Spencer Bachus, R-Vestavia Hills, said Saturday there were circumstances surrounding Holloway’s disappearance that warranted the FBI being heavily involved. He declined to give details. “The circumstances were disturbing,” said Bachus, who formally requested the FBI’s involvement. “I can’t get into it, but it’s something the family is aware of. There was an immediate recognition that this was not simply a teen who wandered off.”
http://www.foxnews.com/story/0,2933,158666,00.html
Authorities declined to comment whether there was a relationship between the suspects and other three, earlier described as students — two Surinamese and a native of the Netherlands — who told police they dropped off Holloway at her hotel around 2 a.m. on May 30. Hotel employees, however, say that security cameras did not record her return.
Sooo didn’t Joe T say that they had a video of Natalee returning to the HI?
Whooops, gangs surrounding cars of women????
read it here
http://www.aruba.com/forum/f7/safety-issue-aruba-28105/
http://www.aruba.com/forum/f7/water-quality-question-28056/
Bad water in Aruba?
KLM SUCKS!
I have a close friend who is a flight attendant. She told me that a KLM flight from the Netherlands to New York had the toilet disposal system back-up. The blue water along with everything that normally goes into it was backing into the cabin and the carpet was soaked with it by the time the plane got to New York. The passengers couldn’t use the restroom for six hours and had to put up with the stink. The only thing the customers got in compensation for their discomfort were minimal discount coupons on their next flight. I wouldn’t fly KLM if my life depended on it.
Aruba is just like those discount coupons, minimal compensation… they could have landed on a much better island.
Someone should smoke this enflamed asho.
There ain’t a tube of Preparation H big
enough to make his hydroponic chronic
ass swelling go down!
Not even the SAM’S CLUB Walton sized
GIGANTOR tube.
http://tinyurl.com/324heu
-j4n
Will someone throw me a fricken BONNNNE here?
http://tinyurl.com/2wzfjm
P.S.
My geography isn’t what it should be, but isn’t
Aruba the opposite direction from the way the
plane would be flying if it were going from St.
Maarten to the Netherlands?
Aruba was probably the ONLY island that had enough
rooms to put up all those people.
The Boycott must be Working!
Boycott Aruba
Folks,
Thanks for thinking about MD. Fortunately, I was not on the bridge up here. I had scheduled to drive from Minneapolis to Roseville in the afternoon but had my plans change. Would of used that bridge going to and back.
As stories filter out, you start to find out who was on the bridge that you knew.
I had one friend on the bridge section that didn’t collapse but was tilted heavily. Person said the worst part was watching the construction workers that were on that slab slide down and off that section. Fortunately, none of them died. Another friend was about an eighth of a mile from crossing the bridge and sitting in the traffic. Said she had seen nothing like it before.
As I have said before, spooky stuff as I literally used that bridge eight to ten times per week as did many in the Twin Cities. That is why it is somewhat eerie….we all know that we got lucky and others didn’t.
md
Miss-Underestimated….
I have stated before….our FBI/CIA knew what was taking place that evening. They knew everything. Google “Echelon” and you will understand.
You will also understand why Bacchus stated the “Aruban Delegation” was so pissed about “wire taps”. Hard to cover-up a crime when all of the information has been conveniently collected against Joran and Paulus.
While everyone has hypothesized about who Shango was…..my money now would be that Shango was an FBI/CIA agent. Through wiretaps/echelon, they were able to fully piece the story together. As they couldn’t publicly disclose due to how they obtained the info, Shango knew exactly what was going down and when it would go down. Same with Simian.
So KLPD….when are you going to re-arrest Paulus? Or are you just going through the motions to make it look like you are actually investigating. Paulus is your perp.
md
Minnesota Dad, so glad to hear your OK….as we all know, it never hurts to count our blessings.
MD…..you guys are setting a good example by holding those responsible for bridge upkeep and repair feet to the fire. The stats on the bridge are like many many bridges nationwide & thats a scary thought & talk of increasing tolls or taxes to fix it is so bogus. The tax money was there to repair & maintain, it just gets diverted into somebody else’s pockets.
_____________________
When i was a child my only big fear
was crossing bridges till i was 9 so
watching your bridge going down blew
me away.
It sure is a shame that people have to die before we take notice as to the lack of maintenance on our bridges….now numerous reports on how poor and unsafe it is concerning the structure and the passing over of our bridges.
MD,
Then it gets perplexing. If our ppl know what happened, are the KLDP, stringing us along or is there a deal, with the US and the KLDP, to let this one go for the bigger fish?
If they (dutch) are stringing us along, I assume that until they (Dutch) close this case, the US, as a courtesy to the Dutch investigation, can or will not devulge or press the crime.
MD said: You will also understand why Bacchus stated the “Aruban Delegation” was so pissed about “wire taps”. Hard to cover-up a crime when all of the information has been conveniently collected against Joran and Paulus.
Bachus never said that, never. Try to find any statement or interview of Bachus’ where he said that. It doesn’t exist.
Justice for Nat – Day 800
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http://tinyurl.com/25dlsy
http://tinyurl.com/22lfs2
#55
Bachus never said that, never. Try to find any statement or interview of Bachus’ where he said that. It doesn’t exist.
……..snip
When Alabama Congressman Bacchus left the meeting with the Aruban Delegation in Washington, he was asked by Greta Van Sustern what were the Arubans upset about? He replied – “WIRE TAPS”.
So you have the US Federal Government wire tapping phones on Aruba and the Aruban Authorities tapping phones of the suspects. The answers to the case are right here.
……..
http://tinyurl.com/27jXcu
Yo scooter, Ya better watch out before you get biotch slapped…lol! Don’t ya know not to question any of the authorities?
Scooter,
My recollection is that there was a Greta VS interview subsequent to his meeting with the Aruba delegation.
Someone here – or even SM may have that archived and can post.
md
Oduber’s son, yeah…
…yeah yeah, Nelson Oduber’s son raped
the family maid… Yeah,
Charlie Babbit my main man…
A-A-A-A-Always gets his
underwear at K-MART, yeah.
definitely K-Mart.
—-
BOYCOTT ARUBA like
your life depended
on it.
BECAUSE…
Actually, it DOES! -j4n
http://tinyurl.com/3yp2pe
#34
We do have a sense of humour in the U.S. unfortunately the Aruban authorities have treated Natalee’s disappearance like a farce,
—
You got dat right, Vicki! Aruba is like a
circus or a rodeo. The clowns pull up &
get out of a car from the driver side, and march around only to get right back in.
Joran always tries to make the case into a ME
AND ARUBA against the USA type thing. He does that
on purpose; it’s a PUBLIC RELATIONS SPIN tactic.
Example:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2dnTR_iko2A
ABC INTERVIEW: CHRIS CUOMO 3/2006
JORAN: Solving this case is the only thing that’ll clear me and MY PEOPLE.
HIS PEOPLE? WATCHOO TALKIN’ ABOUT MR. DRUMMOND?
His people didn’t do anything! He did. WHATTTT
….he got a frog in his pocket??? Who is ‘WE’
…
Another clear example was black verses white. Which
is effin crazy coo coo hysterical because Joran, the little BUTT PIRATE, is probably one of the whitest
boys that ever lived! (those plaid shirts – puh-leeze) I think’ I’m fixin’ to dry heave!!
The only thing he’s missing is a pocket
protector for his pens, that insignificant,
cromagnum man douchebag. Say hello to
Mrs. Messingill for me, Joran.
That lying game plan must have been drawn up by his pedophile, alcoholic, womanizing, gambling father, Paulus Van der sloot. ( sloot, sounds like PUNCH IN THROAT) Joran is not smart enough to have come up with that one all by himself.
PAULUS is your point man, as far as tracing back
to the initial cover-up. If somebody had shot Paulus right between the eyes within the first 2 weeks, this thing would have been over in hours or days.
Paulus is misery, refined and bottled. … and
dat is de truth!
Justice for Natalee.
Today is #801
AWWWWWWW Hoooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooo
Good mornin’ evruh-body…
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hjHk_AUQ9PE
I HEART Nat-ski, bro bro =)
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not vicki,
I meant maggie… sorry
I got all befused.
#45 that happened to be a Continental Airlines plane… same airline that got me stuck in houston for 24 hours last tuesday…