Re: plane crash

> From: Adam Walker
>
> There's just been another American Airlines plane (a 767) crash in NYC,
> Queens this time.  No word yet on deaths or whether it had anything to do
> with terrorism, but the stockmarket has already dropped 2% in response and
> there *are* buildings on fire.
I was sitting at the gate waiting to board a plane at Washington-Dulles when
this happened.  I was watching "CNN Airport News" which is apparently a
precanned feed with only occasional live news reporting.  On one of those
occasions, the news ticker reported that an AA plane was down and then the
screen went blank.  When it came back on they were reporting the sports
scores.  The incident was never mentioned again in the next 20 minutes.  I
called my wife and she checked the "real" CNN news and told me what had
happened.  This appeared to have been a deliberate, if clumsy, attempt to
withhold this information from the passengers at Dulles.  Very
disappointing.  I considered going back home, but after my wife confirmed
that it was being called an accident, I decided to continue my journey.  I
boarded the plane and arrived safely in Kansas City.

I made the decision to fly because I had "some" information on which to base
that decision. I resent the fact that there was a deliberate attempt to
withhold that information from me and other passengers who, because of a
lack of knowledge, were precluded from making a decision and blindly boarded
the plane.

Stay curious,
David

David E. Bell
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