Tom Daley Fuel Dumps!

Tom Daley Fuel Dumps!

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British diver/honorary sixth member of One Direction, Tom Daley, posted a photo on Instagram yesterday with the following caption:

Just had to make an emergency landing in Irkutsk, Russia on the way back from Shanghai. Here’s the pic of the fuel dump before landing.

Tom-Daley-Fuel-Dump

He was returning from Shanghai to London Heathrow on a Virgin Atlantic A340-600, from the looks of it (not that I know all this off the top of my head or anything), and they had to dump fuel and do an emergency landing in Irkutsk, Russia. If I’m not mistaken he was returning from the Diving World Cup.

Irkutsk-Russia

Now, I’m happy everything is okay, but was I the only one that had two thoughts:

  • Quite possibly the most famous diver that placed fourth at the Diving World Cup is seated behind the wing?
  • Wrong kind of fuel dump, Tom. Wrong kind of fuel dump.

If only he were paying attention to the miles & points world, he could have certainly flown business class for less than economy on this trip. If you ever need help, Tom, just let me know — you’ll never have to be in the back again!

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  1. Jamie Guest

    My friend Stu was on that flight! He had quite the tale to tell once he finally made it to London!!!

  2. MSPpete Guest

    Keep posting "homosexual impulses". LOL

  3. Scott Guest

    Who's Tom Daley and what does he have to do with Miles and Points? He's clearly not into it and frankly your homosexual impulses need to be kept separate from your blog.

  4. RonR Guest

    Me thinks he was in premium class. He just found a willing coach passenger he could flop on in order to get this angle.

  5. WorldWingedExplorer Guest

    Lucky I think you are just bringing more attention on your account by mentioning that. I am sure AA Security will make a note of it. Other alliances as well imo.

  6. John Guest

    Depending on any number of factors that could be $2,500/min worth of fuel.

  7. mrredskin Guest

    good grief at the stiffy comments.

  8. Neil S. Guest

    Let's get Kickstarter going again for the Residences - with Tom as your guest. I'll double my original contribution.

    Please?

  9. Joe Guest

    He's so dreamy; too bad he's taken.

  10. Martin Guest

    Tom can fuel dump with me anytime @:)

  11. RakSiam Diamond

    I think Tom (and DLB) could afford to fly up front without too much trouble.

  12. Scottrick Guest

    Thanks for the mention, although I think it would still be a fun experience to be on a plane while it's dumping fuel (the real kind).

  13. Nick OMAAT

    Andrew B. stole my comment.

    I was going to make a joke about a "dumper" somehow, but that would feel crass and would bring down the genteel level of discourse here. ;-)

  14. Scott Guest

    Lance is waiting on the royalties from San Andreas

  15. Andrew B OMAAT

    From what I hear, Tom loves it in the back. ;-)

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Jamie Guest

My friend Stu was on that flight! He had quite the tale to tell once he finally made it to London!!!

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MSPpete Guest

Keep posting "homosexual impulses". LOL

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Scott Guest

Who's Tom Daley and what does he have to do with Miles and Points? He's clearly not into it and frankly your homosexual impulses need to be kept separate from your blog.

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