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Heart breaking flight disappearance

Jun 03, 2009 Letters

Dear Editor,

It is heart breaking to learn about the disappearance of the Air France plane over the Atlantic Ocean. Thanks for highlighting it.

Naturally, everyone, including those who do not have relatives on the plane, is in shock. It has been the subject of conversation everywhere and everyone’s thoughts and prayers are with the relatives of those on the aircraft. People are moved by the loss of lives. The globe is a small village and whenever there is a human tragedy, we are all affected and hurt by it.

It is speculated that the aircraft went down into the ocean after the pilots reported that there was loss of power and cabin pressure. Experts say this can lead to the break up of the aircraft.

The cause of the failures and or the crash is not known, but bad weather is considered a prime suspect. I traveled a few times in the area experiencing bad weather especially flying over Brazil where there are often violent storms including powerful lightning. Once, I feared for my life on a Varig fight from Rio to the inland city of Curitiba as the flight nosed dived several thousand feet in seconds to avoid dense clouds. Everyone on board was terrified and felt it was the end for them with many saying prayers. I also traveled on other flights in the Caribbean in bad weather with the aircraft descending rapidly and the experiences were frightening. People were thrown around the aircrafts. Experts say that bad weather alone could not have brought down the Air France aircraft on Sunday night. They feel there had to be a systemic and catastrophic break down of the aircraft for it to go down. Whatever the cause (s), it is advisable, just from my experiences alone, that planes should not fly during violent thunderstorms or in areas where there is very strong turbulence. It is a frightening experience giving one the chill.

In the meanwhile, we should pray for the passengers and their families.

Vishnu Bisram

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