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Lives saved from missed connection on flight to Buffalo
Imagine this scenario. You're feeling aggravated because your flight has been delayed. Because of this delay, you've missed your connection on another flight. The hours have ticked by while you're wondering when you might get to your destination.
Then you find out that the plane you would have been on if your flight had not been delayed had crashed into a house and everyone on board had died.
That's the case of three people who would have been on Flight 3407 that crashed near Buffalo, New York if their flight out of New Orleans had not been delayed for five hours. The three--Dave Beckeny, Paul Dwaragowski and a business associate, were heading to Buffalo but missed the Newark connection. As one of them said, knowing what could have happened if they had been on time is "weird."
Yesterday when Tom, and then I wrote about the crash, we didn't know about these three until Heather sent this Nutty News post my way. Again, here is a reminder that so much about arriving or not arriving at destinations seems random. Still most of us get where we're heading -- never knowing what might have happened if we had walked out of the house ten minutes earlier or headed home sooner than expected. Regardless of whether a flight is delayed or leaves on time, enjoy where you are. That moment is yours.
Reader Comments (Page 1 of 1)
sweetp Feb 15th 2009 9:12AM
This is so tragic and I know that many are tempted to say that "God was watching over" those who missed that flight, but does that mean that God was not watching over those on the plane? I hope He watches over everyone, and that He carried the souls of those who were on that flight. I hope the families and friends of those who were lost find some comfort in that thought.
Michael Feb 14th 2009 3:24PM
Poor ole god, he/she gets to have the 'heavy hand' in all this, either god saved those who missed the flight or he/she took the victims to heaven. It is extremely tragic when anyone loses their life, especially in a crash such as happened. I 'personally' do not believe in a god that keeps track of 6 billion people on the planet. I do however believe in good icing on planes in winter weather along with maintenance. This is not the first time that icing has brought down a plane, nor will it likely be the last.
You would think that the airline industry has learned from past crashes and put in place procedures to eliminate this from happening again, apparently they haven't. We all have to be aware of weather conditions when we travelling, especially in winter.
My heart goes out to the families of the victims.
kd Feb 15th 2009 8:06AM
i can just imagine what's going through the minds of these three. i'm sure they're feel a bit of survivor's guilt.