Close call for Jon on airplane

My heart was in my throat when I read this. All I can say is Thank God everything is ok.

From Yahoo News

Bon Jovi aboard as Qantas engine fails


A Qantas jet carrying 191 passengers, including rock star Jon Bon Jovi and other VIPs, had to return to Los Angeles airport after an engine failure.

The 747-100 Jumbo, bound for New York, was about a quarter of the way into its ascent when the captain shut down an engine after an apparent turbine failure, The Daily Telegraph reported.

Some passengers reported a loud cracking noise and seeing a sheet of flames coming from the plane's engine.

Among the passengers was Jon Bon Jovi, who headlined the recent Rumba festival in Australia, News Limited chairman Lachlan Murdoch, his wife Sarah O'Hare as well as News Corp director and former Ansett chairman Ken Cowley, the paper said.

Captain Paul Holland was piloting QF107, his last flight to New York before retiring next week after 35 years with Qantas.




"It is ironic it should happen on my last flight, but we train for this," he said.

Fire rescue crews were waiting at the the runway but were not needed. The cause of the engine failure was unknown and was being investigated, Captain Holland said.

The plane had flown from Sydney to Los Angeles without incident.

Captain Holland flew the flight's replacement to New York 3-1/2 hours later.

Oh My Gosh!

Thanks for posting....God was watching over him...

I was holding my mouth as I read this... thank you God that he and the other passengers are safe. I could not imagine losing him...

It is always on my mind that something terrible could happen to the guys, by the law of averages - how many hours do they spend in the sky! I went sick to my stomach when I read this - I just pray that it did not frighten Jon too much - I've been in the air and thought I would die and not see my family again and it is the worst feeling imaginable. Thank God he and everyone else are OK.

Phew! Don't fancy paying the sevice charges on those tix without getting a concert

Lol - Only joking - thank god the guys r safe.

Mike

OMG ...... I was in the backstage board chat when i heard this and my heart just stopped for some longs seconds ...
Thanks God they are all safe ...... I think Jon , and Dave were in the plane (from the Oompas)
what a fright they must have felt .....
I DO hate to fly ... now much more than ever

Val,

I can't find the link to this story anywhere... where did you find this????????


Marianne

it was on Google news not yahoo ....

here is the link

http://news.ninemsn.com.au/National/story_43850.asp

It's also here. Dave was on the flight too.

http://entertainment.news.com.au/com...55Enbv,00.html