Flying Joke from Peter Ivan

I'm sure I've told this to everybody, my kids are well acquainted with it but what with flying recently and the return pilot being Capt McGuinness I think it deserves 'air time'.

A flight was barely out of Shannon Airport in Dublin on its way to New York when the capt announced on the p.a., " Ladies and Gentlemen, there is no cause for alarm but I need to inform you that we have lost one of our four engines and we will now be 20 minutes late arriving in New York. Thank you " Nobody batted an eyelid or missed a beat as most of the passengers had experienced far worse delays in previous flights.

An hour or so later the capt came on again and said, " Ladies and Gentlemen, still no cause for alarm but we have lost a 2nd engine and this will cause us to be 1 hour late arriving in New York. Thank you " This time a few eyebrows were raised but generally the news was taken in responsible fashion.

About half way across the ocean the capt came on again and announced in a serious tone, " Ladies and Gentlemen, please prepare yourselves. We have lost another engine and at best our arrival in New York will be 4 hours behind schedule. Please remain calm "

Just then a little Irishman broke the stony silence and said, " Holy Jaysus, I hope we don't lose the last engine or we'll be up here all bloody night! "