8 out of 12 channels agree - airplane news is the place to be

[Kevy Baby]

That situation was the ideal local news story (from the station perspective): plenty of time to build the drama, lives in peril, lots of time to get cameras in place and a dramatic and happy ending!

Originally Posted by €uroMeinke

So that's why I had to land on the short runway tonight.

Did you have to ride the short bus back to the terminal?

[Ghoulish Delight]

http://www.nbc4.tv/travelgetaways/5006256/detail.html

Some great info in this article. First off, this was Jet Blue, so of course every seat had a screen with DirectTV...so the passengers were able to watch the news coverage while they were circling the airport! They turned the TVs off before the actual landing, but man that must have been surreal.

They've got video from a guy with a camcorder onboard who first recorded a message to his family, and then recorded the reaction on landing.

Then there's this:

One passenger told KNBC there was an announcement on the buses taking them to the terminal right after the scary landing. They were told they were entitled to their money back or a ticket on another JetBlue flight.

Or? How about and?! Geesh.

[Name]

The "and" is reserved for the fiery crashes

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[Ghoulish Delight]

Originally Posted by Name

The "and" is reserved for the fiery crashes

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I saw fire. Sure, it was "expected" fire, but as far as I'm concern, once a plane flight gets to the point that they expect fire in the near future, assuming I do survive it, I would expect my money back AND a new ticket.

[Name]

I only saw lots of sparks.

[Ghoulish Delight]

Originally Posted by Name

I only saw lots of sparks.

No, that was flame. It was the hydraulic fluid from the lines on the landing gear arm catching fire due to the sparks. No real threat, and exactly what the experts said would happen. But flame none the less!

[Name]

I didn't pay that much attention to whether they were sparks or flames, I was more enthralled with the fact that it was landing safely.

[PanTheMan]

Originally Posted by €uroMeinke

So that's why I had to land on the short runway tonight. I was wondering why all those emergency vehicals were out...

Dont ya just hate that? Hard drop and a short stop. I Hate those ones on the short runway. But then maybe it was because my pilot looked 12.

[€uroMeinke]

Originally Posted by PanTheMan

Dont ya just hate that? Hard drop and a short stop. I Hate those ones on the short runway. But then maybe it was because my pilot looked 12.

Actually that doesn't bother me as much as it seems to put me in some sort of alternative universe LAX where things aren't quite right and people think me loopy - so far so good this time though...