Using Flight Numbers after Accident
Nov 5, 2011 | 2:53 pm
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Using Flight Numbers after Accident
On another post someone mentioned AC 797, 6/2/83 flying DFW-YYZ had a fire in-flight, made an emergency landing CVG 23 passengers killed. AC uses flight 797 YUL-LAX now. Also I found UA 227, 11/11/65 727 was flying LGA-CLE-ORD-DEN-SCL crashed at SLC 43 people killed. UA uses flight 227 now MSP-DEN-LAX. Flying is much more safe then in the 1960's and 1970's when there seemed to be airline accidents on a regular basis.
Not sure of the policy of retiring flight numbers but the airlines much feel after time people would not remember accident flight numbers.
Not sure of the policy of retiring flight numbers but the airlines much feel after time people would not remember accident flight numbers.
Nov 5, 2011 | 3:53 pm
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AA 1 continues to operate, despite two prior fatal crashes under that flight number, one of which operated on the same JFK-LAX route as the current AA 1. (The first crash of AA 1 was on a flight from NYC to Chicago, via Buffalo and Detroit.)
AA 1 continues to operate, despite two prior fatal crashes under that flight number, one of which operated on the same JFK-LAX route as the current AA 1. (The first crash of AA 1 was on a flight from NYC to Chicago, via Buffalo and Detroit.)
Nov 5, 2011 | 4:22 pm
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