Whoa!!!!!!
An American Airbase in Antigua?
Where next - Fiji? Oh yeah - I
guess they did invade the Island
a few years ago....I dont really
remember why. Perhaps it was
to establish yet another strategic
Airbase! LOL.
Anyway, those folks on BA
will be very happy to get to St.
Lucia - nice vacation spot.
Liam.
YVR.
----- Original Message -----
From: "W Wilson" <wlw-jr@att.net>
To: <AIRLINE@LISTSERV.CUNY.EDU>
Sent: Thursday, May 30, 2002 11:29 AM
Subject: Re: BA 777 UNstuck
> Yeah!!!!!!!!!!!!
>
> Walter
> DCA
>
>
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "Travel Pages" <travelpages@yahoo.com>
> To: <AIRLINE@LISTSERV.CUNY.EDU>
> Sent: Thursday, May 30, 2002 14:20
> Subject: BA 777 UNstuck
>
>
> > from
> http://news.bbc.co.uk/hi/english/world/americas/newsid_2016000/2016024.stm
> >
> > Thursday, 30 May, 2002, 14:37 GMT 15:37 UK
> > Stuck plane freed from runway tarmac
> >
> > A truck was borrowed to release the stricken plane
> >
> > A British Airways plane which became stuck in the tarmac of a runway on
> the Caribbean island of Antigua, has been pulled free.
> >
> > The Boeing 777 was released by a truck borrowed from an American air
base.
> >
> > The jet with 140 passengers on board became stuck after landing on a
> runway which had just been resurfaced.
> >
> > It had arrived from London Gatwick in the UK but was due to carry on to
> the neighbouring island of St Lucia and was just taking off when its
wheels
> sank into the tarmac.
> >
> > The delights of St Lucia will have to wait
> >
> > The captain tried to use the power of the engines to move it but when it
> became obvious it was going nowhere, he ordered its evacuation.
> >
> > According to an airport spokesman, the runway had earlier in the day
been
> resurfaced and had set properly.
> >
> > The British Airways plane, he said, was unfortunately the biggest
aircraft
> to arrive.
> >
> > Scores of British tourists have been left stranded on the Caribbean
> island.
> >
> >
> >
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