Commercial airline just landed in the Hudson River - page 1 -

• Commercial airline just landed in the Hudson River by Tyler on 15 Jan, 2009 13:44
• I was just doing a demo for my clients whose office is on the Hudson river.  One of the guys on the call just reported that a commercial airliner landed in the Hudson River right by his office.  His last report was that there were 50 people on each wing trying to get out and that barges were heading out to get them.
  
  He thinks it was either Delta or US Air
• #1 by Tyler on 15 Jan, 2009 13:44
• I should mention that I was doing the demo remotely from CA. 
• #2 by warhawk on 15 Jan, 2009 13:53
• Ahhh dayum.... i'm going 2 check out msnbc.  hope everyone is well.
  
  WARHAWK
• #3 by joergHH on 15 Jan, 2009 14:43
• TV news told just: all passengers have left the plane and are safe in a house in the city.
  
  Thank God no one is hurt.
  
  J
• #4 by The Scottish Ambassador on 15 Jan, 2009 14:43
• The BBC news channel are carrying this as one of their lead stories. As usual my thoughts and prayers are with those involved and their families. Also to the people of New York who must feel apprehensive whenever there is an incident such as this.
  
  Steve
• #5 by The Scottish Ambassador on 15 Jan, 2009 14:44
• Quote from: joergHH on 15 Jan, 2009 14:43

  TV news told just: all passengers have left the plane and are safe in a house in the city.
  
  Thank God no one is hurt.
  
  J
  

  
  This is wonderful news 
• #6 by joergHH on 15 Jan, 2009 14:47
• Yes!
  
  J
• #7 by Bensen on 15 Jan, 2009 15:11
• hard to imagin that a few birds can cause such a problem
• #8 by schro on 15 Jan, 2009 15:35
• Bush's fault?
• #9 by wpruitt on 15 Jan, 2009 17:52
• A miracle ... my first thought was another terrorist attack
• #10 by warhawk on 15 Jan, 2009 17:55
• Quote from: wpruitt on 15 Jan, 2009 17:52

  A miracle ... my first thought was another terrorist attack
  

  hey bill:  i immediately thought the same thing.  thank God that it wasn't.
  
  WARHAWK
• #11 by GASlick on 15 Jan, 2009 20:59
• The pilot has been hailed a hero.  And rightly so!
• #12 by Cam on 15 Jan, 2009 23:11
• Man, I thought this whole story was amazing. What an incredible story those people have to tell now. That's a story to tell the grandkids! It's just amazing. The pilot made a great decision and saved a ton of lives. Bravo! 
• #13 by THier on 16 Jan, 2009 03:31
• I had just gotten a customers Fios up when this flashed on the screen. This could have been so terrible in so many ways, what if they were in some other city where they would have come down in a populated area, water is not soft,, that plane could have been ripped to shreds. That flight crew should be honored with the highest praise possible, and airline owes them a heck of a bonus. Yes there will be lawsuits filed, but if the lawyers are smart they will tell the passengers they got their "reward" already,, they are alive. Most serious injury is a passenger with two broken legs.
  
  Thank GOD for the flight crew, and some divine assistance.
  
  Tom
• #14 by tomgallagher on 16 Jan, 2009 07:28
• Water landings (ditchings) are seldom successful. This guy did a great job. I hear he came in deadstick over the GW bridge and only missed it by 8 or 9 hundred feet. A job well done.