On Saturday, May 18, 2002, at 06:13 PM, Mark Panitz wrote: > the other day I read in the LA times that an Alaska > airline that left from Long beach to Mexico > had to turn back due to shaking of the airplane > the newspaper reported that they had just crossed > into Mexico airspace but they return to lax, > why didnt they just land at San Deigo|? or an airport > in Mexico ? > and when did As start Mexico service from > Long beach?was it a charter? The flight originated at LAX, not Long Beach. If I remember correctly, they did declare an emergency to get priority ATC handling but they didn't feel the need was urgent enough to land at San Diego; better to go to LAX with it's longer runways and maintenance facilities. -- David Mueller / HNL kawika42@mac.com http://www.quanterium.com *** Read the Airline List FAQ at http://airlinefaq.tripod.com ***