Mog Spawn@lemmy.world to News@lemmy.worldEnglish · 2 months agoA cargo aircraft skids off a Hong Kong airport runway into the sea, leaving two 2 confirmed deadapnews.comexternal-linkmessage-square7fedilinkarrow-up160arrow-down11
arrow-up159arrow-down1external-linkA cargo aircraft skids off a Hong Kong airport runway into the sea, leaving two 2 confirmed deadapnews.comMog Spawn@lemmy.world to News@lemmy.worldEnglish · 2 months agomessage-square7fedilink
minus-squareDave@lemmy.nzlinkfedilinkarrow-up3·2 months agoIn my experience, runways often end at the sea. Better that than having planes crash into houses or offices.
minus-squareklammeraffe@lemmy.cafelinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up3arrow-down1·2 months agoMeanwhile, in Massachusetts: Use the freeway! https://vger.to/lemmy.world/post/37586269
minus-squareDave@lemmy.nzlinkfedilinkarrow-up4·2 months agoThat’s not an unusual emergency plan, just unfortunate the only available emergency landing area was full of rush hour traffic.
minus-squareklammeraffe@lemmy.cafelinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up3·2 months agoClearly those cars should have pulled into the ocean!
In my experience, runways often end at the sea. Better that than having planes crash into houses or offices.
Meanwhile, in Massachusetts: Use the freeway!
https://vger.to/lemmy.world/post/37586269
That’s not an unusual emergency plan, just unfortunate the only available emergency landing area was full of rush hour traffic.
Clearly those cars should have pulled into the ocean!