Airline Loses Life Vests to Beachgoers

DeltaFlot · 02-06-2003, 04:54 PM

Airline Loses Life Vests to Beachgoers
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HANOI (Reuters) - Vietnam Airlines passengers flying to the Southeast Asian nation's ocean getaways have found one safety item to be an irresistible souvenir -- an aircraft life vest to use while swimming at the beach.

"There are many flights from which 16 to 20 life vests have been stolen," the head of Vietnam Airlines' security department Hoang Duy Khanh was quoted by Thursday's Thanh Nien (Young People) newspaper as saying.

The national carrier spends $50,000 a year replacing the missing vests, which are usually stolen on flights to beach destinations such as Danang, Nha Trang or Haiphong, the paper said.

Officials at Vietnam Airlines were not immediately available for comment on the thefts of the vests, which are usually stored under seats for use in case an aircraft goes down in water.

02-11-2003, 10:24 AM

HAHA that is great!

02-06-2003, 04:54 PM	#1
DeltaFlot The Patriot Join Date: Jan 2001 Location: Laurel, MD Age: 36 Posts: 3,228	Airline Loses Life Vests to Beachgoers Airline Loses Life Vests to Beachgoers Thu Feb 6, 9:14 AM ET Add Oddly Enough - Reuters to My Yahoo! HANOI (Reuters) - Vietnam Airlines passengers flying to the Southeast Asian nation's ocean getaways have found one safety item to be an irresistible souvenir -- an aircraft life vest to use while swimming at the beach. "There are many flights from which 16 to 20 life vests have been stolen," the head of Vietnam Airlines' security department Hoang Duy Khanh was quoted by Thursday's Thanh Nien (Young People) newspaper as saying. The national carrier spends $50,000 a year replacing the missing vests, which are usually stolen on flights to beach destinations such as Danang, Nha Trang or Haiphong, the paper said. Officials at Vietnam Airlines were not immediately available for comment on the thefts of the vests, which are usually stored under seats for use in case an aircraft goes down in water. __________________ Febuary 15, 1898 December 7, 1941 June 8, 1967 September 11, 2001 Never Forget, Never Forgive If you kick the Tiger in the arse, you better be able to deal with the Tiger's teeth.

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02-11-2003, 10:24 AM	#2
geminiman Guest Posts: n/a	HAHA that is great!