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Re:40 years ago yesterday Air Canada Flight 143 ran out of f... by jsbg on Monday July 24, 2023 @05:43PM (#36854639)
https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=36854536

> turning off the lights for a landing is regular procedure, nothing unusual.

The lights were off for about an hour as we glided toward Pittsburgh.

> Your strong language

My assessment is that I was told my luggage would continue on to DC without me if I didn't board in an attempt to get the plane leaving as soon as possible after refueling. I didn't care enough to get back on, and learned the following day that they had actually removed my luggage before departure.

Re:40 years ago yesterday Air Canada Flight 143 ran out of f... by cschmatzler on Monday July 24, 2023 @06:01PM (#36854870)
Your place is not gonna glide unpowered for an hour.
Re:40 years ago yesterday Air Canada Flight 143 ran out of f... by MaKey on Monday July 24, 2023 @08:25PM (#36856110)
Exactly, the record is 19 minutes (Air Transat 236).