Panic on board

In one of his many business trips to the Azores, one of our collaborators faced some turbulence…

Not unusual so far...

But that day, the people sitting next to him were an old couple who were not used to such agitated trips.

The man was sitting very still in his seat but when the plane stirred up a little bit more, the wife would stand up, wave her arms in the air in panic and she would scream a resounding “Oh My God! We’re gonna die!”.

None of this would have upset our collaborator if it had not occurred so many annoying times, too many in fact for his nerves of steel: there was already more turbulence inside the airplane than outside. So, when his patience finally ran out, he turned to her and, with all the coollness in the world, he said: “Why worry, lady, we are going to land on John Paul II airport - do you think anything bad could happen???”

Blessed be the moment our collaborator had the idea of speaking out these appeasing words… Our researchers are indeed resourceful!