Think your're thinking of Grenada as the island that was invaded, not Antigua. -- David Ross http://home.attbi.com/~damiross > 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. > > > > > > > > > > > > --------------------------------- > > > Do You Yahoo!? > > > Yahoo! - Official partner of 2002 FIFA World Cup