Do Good Things REALLY Come In Threes?

[samhexum]

'Third time is NOT a charm': Hawaiian Airlines flight to Maui is forced to return to LAX THREE TIMES before being cancelled after suffering technical difficulties

• Hawaiian Airlines Flight 33 from Los Angeles to Kahului Airport was grounded on Friday because of 'separate and unrelated faults with different systems'
  
• Of the three returns that the flight had to make to the airport, one occurred before the flight had even taken off while the other two occurred mid-flight
  
• There were 207 people on board the flight
  
• All of their trips were refunded and each passenger was given a $100 credit to use on a future flight
  

By MATTHEW WRIGHT FOR DAILYMAIL.COM

 

A Hawaiian Airlines flight to Maui was cancelled after it was forced to return to LAX three times because of equipment failure, prompting the airline to issue refunds for more than 200 passengers.

 

Hawaiian Airlines Flight 33 from Los Angeles to Kahului Airport was grounded on Friday because of 'separate and unrelated faults with different systems', airline spokesman Alex Da Silva explained to KTLA. The flight was initially supposed to take off at 4.30pm.

 

Of the three returns that the flight had to make to the airport, one occurred before the flight had even taken off while the other two occurred mid-flight

 

'We understand our guests' disappointment and deeply regret their travel plans were disrupted,' Da Silva added.

 

There were 207 people on board the flight. All of their trips were refunded and each passenger was given a $100 credit to use on a future flight. Additionally, the airline paid for all the passengers to have hotel rooms and provided them with meal vouchers for dinner and breakfast. They hope to accommodate the passengers on other flights.

 

[+ sync]

I'm very certain that after the second incident I would not have been aboard for the third.

[+ Cash4Trash]

Oh, this thread is about airplanes. I thought it was about the joy of threesomes. Clickbate title!!!

Edited February 5, 2019 by Cash4Trash

[JayCeeKy]

Three reasons why people think that "good things come in threes":

 

1. ancient Chinese tradition that the number three was lucky

2. most events in life are the result of random chance but humans tend to believe that events are purposeful and not haphazard

3. observational bias - if you THINK that good things come in threes you will be EXPECTING and watching for three good events, disregarding "bad" events during the intervening time

[Rudynate]

Three reasons why people think that "good things come in threes":

 

1. ancient Chinese tradition that the number three was lucky

2. most events in life are the result of random chance but humans tend to believe that events are purposeful and not haphazard

3. observational bias - if you THINK that good things come in threes you will be EXPECTING and watching for three good events, disregarding "bad" events during the intervening time

 

To Christians, 8 is the perfect number. To Jews, 7 is the perfect number. Why don't we say that good things come in 7 or 8?

[+ purplekow]

I must admit, if I find an 8 that comes. that is good luck. Seven is not bad. And if it comes in 3s so much the better.