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Passenger sees Boeing 757-200 “wing coming apart” mid-air — United flight from San Francisco to Boston makes emergency landing in Denver (www.cbsnews.com)

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Passenger sees Boeing 757-200 “wing coming apart” mid-air — United flight from San Francisco to Boston makes emergency landing in Denver::A United Airlines flight to Boston was diverted to Denver because of an issue with the plane's wing.

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[+] [email protected] -11 points 10 months ago (2 children)

the last time I was on an airplane was december 31, 2000.

nothing since that time has encouraged me to break that boycott.

[–] [email protected] 39 points 10 months ago (2 children)

Flying sucks, but not seeing the world sucks more.

[–] gsfraley 22 points 10 months ago (1 children)

I was about to say. There's a million concerns over environmental and economic effects (that I'll own up to ignoring when visiting family or exploring), but safety is still wayyy down the list. The statistic about being 20x more likely to die in a car crash on the way to the airport than the flight itself still holds very firmly true (and I'm being SUPER conservative about those numbers in case recent events tilt it, it's still a ~800x per-mile ratio).

[–] [email protected] 8 points 10 months ago (1 children)

Yeah I agree, despite all the recent events, I’m still not worried at all about flying. The number of car crash complications I watch on YouTube make me extra cautious while driving, but I’ve never felt in danger while flying, even in heavy turbulence

[–] MindSkipperBro12 1 points 10 months ago

I respect the principles.

[–] TheBat 11 points 10 months ago

Is that your alibi for 9/11?