A plane was travelling from America to the UK

A plane was travelling from America to the UK when, about 15 minutes into the journey, there is a slight rumble, a slight whine followed by the pilots voice over the PA system.

"Ladies and gentlemen, this is your captain speaking. I would like to inform you that one of our engines has stopped working. We can still safely fly on the 3 remaining engines, but our journey will be 1 hour longer as a result. Thank you"

A few passengers look at each other, but no one is overly concerned, trusting the captain.

Sometime later though, there is another rumble and another whine, followed by the pilots voice over the PA system.

"Ladies and gentlemen, this is your captain speaking. I would like to inform you that we have lost another one our engines, but don't worry, we can still safely fly on the 2 remaining engines. However our journey will be 2 hours longer. Thank you"

A few passengers look worried, a few look annoyed but everyone settles down.

20 minutes later there is another familiar rumble, followed by a tell tale whine. The captains voice is once again on the PA system.

"Ladies and gentlemen, this is your captain speaking. I'm afraid we have lost a third engine, but please do not panic, this plane is perfectly capable of flying on the one remaining engine. This does mean though, that our journey will be 4 hours longer than anticipated. Thank you"

"This is ridiculous!" A frustrated woman says to her husband "If we lose another engine, we'll be up here all day!"