TAM airlines left nothing
to chance for a Sao Paulo flight to Brasilia following the warning from
renowned psychic Jucelino Nobrega da Luz. The man who claims he predicted the
deaths of both Princess Diana and Brazilian racing hero Ayrton Senna, claimed
TAM flight JJ3720 would develop engine trouble and crash on Sao Paulo’s main
Paulista Avenue. He claimed he also correctly
predicted the death of presidential candidate Eduardo Campos. However, his
predictions that a cure for AIDS would be discovered in 2008 and the outcome of
Brazil's 2006 elections did not come true.
Superstition over flight
numbers is nothing new. Airlines don't ever schedule a flight 13 and many
airlines opt not to have a row 13 on board their planes. Other numbers avoided
include flight 911 and 666. Airlines also retire the flight numbers of jets
that have crashed, with US Airways ditching flight 1549 following the 2009
crash which saw hero pilot safely land the plane in the Hudson River, as did
Malaysian Airlines MH 370.
Brazilian authorities were
concerned over the prediction. In light of the 'indispensable information', TAM
changed the flight code to JJ4732, stating that passengers security was
paramount at all times. Jucelino Nóbrega da Luz, 51, is considered the
clairvoyant with greater credibility in Brazil.
With regards – S.
Sampathkumar
25th Nov. 2014.
