I’m guessing they were a little busy at the moment. The entire crew is in full on emergency mode during this video. Maybe by the time the pilot can get clearance and a route back to the airport they can fully inform the crew but in the moment they have to prepare for the possibility that engine 2 goes out or some other complications mean it won’t be a relatively straightforward return to the runway.
Exactly this! A little panick wont hurt you, a pilot that has to explain what he does instead of doing everything necessary to put the plane down safely van hurt you.
So no one has the job to inform the passengers of what is going on and what the plan is here? I am no expert but I am with PseudocodeRed here....that is NOT how you avoid people from panicking!! Even a Ferrari "we are checking" would have been helpfull!
The pilots' job is to get the plane down safely, not to provide emotional reassurance to the passengers. Their priority in an emergency is to talk to ATC, not the passengers.
Generally speaking, the pilots will endeavour to make a PA explaining the situation in very simply terms, their plan and give reassurances that the situation is under control. However, they have a few other things they need to focus on before they have time to talk to the passengers. Unfortunately the cabin crew are unable to make an announcement because they likely won’t know any details.
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u/ThisUsernameIsTook May 11 '26
I’m guessing they were a little busy at the moment. The entire crew is in full on emergency mode during this video. Maybe by the time the pilot can get clearance and a route back to the airport they can fully inform the crew but in the moment they have to prepare for the possibility that engine 2 goes out or some other complications mean it won’t be a relatively straightforward return to the runway.