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Old 3rd Oct 2018, 06:25
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“The plane overflew the runway and landed 150 metres past the retaining wall at the end of the runway, which opened directly into over 80-90 feet of water.“There was panic in the plane despite the senior flight attendants attempting to reassure everyone … some passengers were climbing over seats to get to the exit … water was flowing into the plane quite rapidly.
“In the first few minutes water was already halfway up to my knees.
“A lot of passengers were attempting to get their bags in the overhead compartments, but due to the panic, rate of rising water and passengers pushing against each other many were not able to get their carry-on bags.”
From the above link. Worrying about bags in the overhead? Don't think pax will ever get the message. Imagine the chaos with a full load, rather than the handful that were on board.

Even landing on water it must take more than 150 metres to come to a stop, seems incredibly short, what did Sully take, though the difference is he didn't have the gear down?
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