I just read this morning that a plane leaving from Brazil to Paris disappeared. Perhaps it was hit by lightning, but nobody actually knows for certain what happened. Hmmm, I know the chances of this happening when I go are slim, but it kinda makes you wonder. What if you just disappeared?
Here’s an excerpt from the article via Yahoo:
SAO PAULO, Brazil – An Air France jet carrying 228 people from Rio de Janeiro to Paris is missing after running into lightning and strong thunderstorms over the Atlantic Ocean, officials said Monday. Brazil began a search mission off its northeastern coast.
Chief Air France spokesman Francois Brousse said the plane could have been hit by lightning.
Air France Flight 447, an Airbus A330, left Rio on Sunday at 7 p.m. local time (2200 GMT, 6 p.m. EDT) with 216 passengers and 12 crew members on board, company spokeswoman Brigitte Barrand.
About four hours later, the plane sent an automatic signal indicating electrical problems while going through strong turbulence, the company said.
The plane “crossed through a thunderous zone with strong turbulence” at 0200 GMT Monday (10 p.m. EDT Sunday). An automatic message was received fourteen minutes later “signaling electrical circuit malfunction.”
I really feel for these people and their families. To just disappear into thin air (literally) is no magic act that I want to be a part of.
Maybe I’ll just go to Brazil and stay?
Is it absolutely horrendous of me to wonder if flights to Brazil have dropped because of this? (Please forgive me if it is.)
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