I don't know which newspapers you like, so I put a few; my favourite still has nothing on. I just pray that there are no dead.
Posted by Pelegius (Member # 7868) on :
I know, I just saw it on the news ticker. I am already scared of flying, plus I have family who are traveling now.
Posted by Papa Moose (Member # 1992) on :
I arrived on an A340 Monday evening. *shudder*
Posted by Teshi (Member # 5024) on :
The BBC does not confirm any deaths but it doesn't rule them out. I would be very surprised- and consider it a miracle if no one was killed.
ALthough it is illegal to fly in thunderstorms, once you're up, you've to get down!
Posted by Jonathan Howard (Member # 6934) on :
I believe the plane was arriving, meaning it was trying to get down and failed to do so successfully.
Posted by Jim-Me (Member # 6426) on :
last I heard, none dead, 14 injured (mostly minor injuries). News didn't say anything about ightning, just that it skidded off the end of the runway, broke up, and caught fire.
Posted by Architraz Warden (Member # 4285) on :
The article I read said the lights in the cabin went out before the plane made contact with the runway (didn't say how soon before though). If the electronics got well and truly zapped by lightning that could be a potential cause. Air France made a statement saying that given the condition, it's likely a weather related incident, and that the call (and of course the blame) was with the control tower. Let the finger pointing begin!
And yes, thankfully nothing more than minor injuries, which is impressive for a plane sliding off the runway and into a ditch.
Posted by Dagonee (Member # 5818) on :
According to the front page of the Washington Post, "Canadian official says only minor injuries reported."
Posted by digging_holes (Member # 6237) on :
I heard on the news that 14 people sustained minor injuries, no deaths.
Posted by Goody Scrivener (Member # 6742) on :
This is just hitting my late news. I'm stunned that EVERYONE survived! The pictures I'm seeing are simply amazing.
One passenger: "I jumped... through the wall."
Posted by Papa Moose (Member # 1992) on :
The second leg of each direction of my trip was on a Boeing 777. Neither flight crashed.
Posted by Mr.Funny (Member # 4467) on :
I'm so tempted to respond to Pop's post with "Or did they?"
Posted by Jonathan Howard (Member # 6934) on :