No serious injuries were reported and other areas of the airport were not involved. All traffic was diverted to Rio's international airport. AOPA said last week that it had been working with Canadian officials to do just that. AVweb's NewsWire includes the full text of AOPA's press release on their proposal. Picture yourself as an airline executive presiding over one of the industry's best financial years ever.
Passengers still end up paying, with many agents now charging a surcharge.
Rodney Slater to determine if there is a problem. The tapes show controllers were slow to realize that the B-747 had crashed, killing 228 passengers and crew of the 254 aboard. Someone took a shot at a Delta Air Lines B-727 Friday at Atlanta's Hartsfield International while taxiing to takeoff. The bullet penetrated the outside layer of a triple-pane window in the passenger cabin and was later recovered by authorities. The jet returned to the gate without injuries to its passengers to lick its wounds while the FBI is investigating.