Tuesday, August 02, 2005

Toronto Air France Crash Story Features Ironic Ad Placement

The CNN online story of today's Airbus crash in Toronto was ironically juxtaposed with an ad that seemed related to the story, somehow......

All 309 passengers and crew onboard Air France jet survive

All 309 passengers and crew escaped the blazing wreckage of an Air France jet after it plowed off a runway and burst into flames. One of the first passengers to flee the burning plane praised the flight crew for its "organized" evacuation despite passengers "screaming and panicking." Hospitals treated 43 people for minor injuries, a Toronto airports spokesman said.
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FULL STORY
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Airport official: Everyone survived• Watch: Passenger: A real roller coaster• Watch: Witness: It went up in such flames• Jet
bursts into flames

Have I got a deal for you.....Air France Airbus tickets from DeGaulle International to Toronto....Cheap....One-way only.....

Humor aside, I am more than grateful for the successful escape of all passengers and crew. Whatever else I may jokingly say about the French, from I have only admiration for the Air France crew on this flight.....and for the excellent and effective training they must have received. Vive l'Air France Flight 358!