Matthew and Kim Gibbs from New Zealand with their two year old son Cooper were at Melbourne Airport on Saturday as news of tragedy broke and said they weren’t worried about their flight. Source: News Corp Australia
MIXED emotions filled Melbourne Airport’s departure lounge as passengers waiting to board their own flights heard of the midair disappearance of a Malaysia Airlines plane.
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While some passengers were nervous, and others unaffected, many were not even aware the MH370 commercial jetliner from Kuala Lumpur to Beijing was missing.
Bryce and Daphne Taylor from New Zealand were shocked by the news.
UK tourist Jamie Smith was flying domestic to Sydney but said it made him nervous.
“We’re going to Asia next week,” the 24-year-old said.
“It definitely makes you feel a little uneasy, particularly not knowing what’s happened.”
Amy Baker, from England, 24, has jetsetted all around the world and said while it was nerve-racking hearing of air disasters, she wouldn’t have considered cancelling her flight.
“It does make you feel a bit nervous, especially when in this day and age they haven’t been able to track it,” she said.
New Zealanders Matthew and Kim Gibbs said nothing was going to put them off their flight.
The couple, along with their two-year-old son Cooper, had missed their flight home to Wellington a day earlier after being caught in traffic on the Monash Freeway.
“We just can’t wait to get on our flight,” Ms Gibbs, 33, said.
“We’re not worried. You put a lot of trust in the pilot and the plane.”
Daphne and Bryce Taylor, from Christchurch, are not regular flyers and said it was “shocking” news to end their two-week holiday in Australia.
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