From: Jeff Shultz 

On Thu, 12 Jan 2006 17:34:52 -0500, Gary Britt wrote:

> They stayed with the plane Phil.  The crew didn't eject.  They had power
> in 3 engines, they weren't really gliding.  Air traffic control could have
> pointed them at a different airport.  They didn't.  Probably having tea at
> the time.
>

It should be noted that they crew _couldn't_ eject. 747s don't come with
ejection seats.

I suspect this story was written for maximum suspense and tension.

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