2007-04-21 10:38:39 · 5 answers · asked by medic 4 in Cars & Transportation ➔ Boats & Boating
It's a simple way of avoiding the confusion between how many Passengers are on board vs. the total number of People actually on board, i.e., including the crew members. When ATC requests (or the Captain reports) how many `Souls' on board, it simply means the Total "Bodies" on the aircraft and avoids confusion.
I have no idea where the term `souls' originated, but that is basically what it means.
2007-04-21 14:15:42 · answer #1 · answered by Anonymous · 3⤊ 0⤋
Souls refer to the living. 98 soul and 3 bodies are on board.
2007-04-21 17:41:54 · answer #2 · answered by Bloody Wing 3 · 2⤊ 0⤋
Well, I don't know know about you but if I heard a pilot describe the people on board his plane as bodies, I WOULD GET OFF THAT PLANE!
2007-04-21 17:44:41 · answer #3 · answered by Alice K 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
what if some of the people on board had already sold their soul?
2007-04-22 04:28:59 · answer #4 · answered by huckleberry58 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Probably because if he crashes, they might not find all the bodies.
2007-04-21 17:41:12 · answer #5 · answered by Al_ide 4 · 0⤊ 1⤋