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World's biggest passenger jet forced to land at small New York airport thanks to blizzard
Singapore Airlines A380 forced to land at Stewart Airport in NY state due to blizzard conditions in NYC. (www.cnbc.com) Más...Sort type: [Top] [Newest]
Possibly a publicity stunt... of course not, but you'd understand this if you remember SWF's half hearted attempt to become NY's 4th major airport after the base closed around 30 yrs ago
forget the runway length - the question what bothers me is why was this plane dispatched from FRA in the first place?At the time of departure conditions at JFK were bad and were only predicted to get worse!!. Trust me on this, I live on Long Island and it was horrible from about 5AM onwards.
as a passenger, SQ does this too often for me which is why I hesitate to fly them- they routinely land at JFK even though NYC has declared a "snow emergency" and the access roads in and out of he airport are closed!! The airport is technically open but the pax can't get out of the airport.
I sadly remember the 2002 incident SQ29 in TPE when they were the only company that allowed their planes to take off.
The only saving grace is unlike the above situations, this one probably cost SQ over $100K when you figure in double landing fees, the costs to reposition the aircraft, transporting pax and their luggage to NYC etc.
maybe they will think twice the next time!
as a passenger, SQ does this too often for me which is why I hesitate to fly them- they routinely land at JFK even though NYC has declared a "snow emergency" and the access roads in and out of he airport are closed!! The airport is technically open but the pax can't get out of the airport.
I sadly remember the 2002 incident SQ29 in TPE when they were the only company that allowed their planes to take off.
The only saving grace is unlike the above situations, this one probably cost SQ over $100K when you figure in double landing fees, the costs to reposition the aircraft, transporting pax and their luggage to NYC etc.
maybe they will think twice the next time!
SWF is where the Iranian Hostages flew into after their release in 1981. Took them to West Point after arriving in country. Army uses SWF as their airport for road games & their home opponents use it also.
I remember watching the hostages disembark there through a fence along the road. Huge runway though, so not a "small" airport,there is a passenger terminal now....maybe they mean unsophisticated because they can't get sushi there? OR do they mean Small town? Totally adequate landing facility.
Secondary airport, adequate runway, safe landing,whining, sounds about normal for those not understanding the dangerous conditions at JFK. OMGosh passengers had to use a stairway. Probably the most dangerous part of the flight.
Forced to land?...it just diverted....cnbc you are freaks.