With 2 back to back aircraft disasters in the U.S.
It should come as no surprise that passengers boarding are
undergoing a lot of anxiety stress
Which is probably not soothed by the flight attendants
memorized list of safety features in the event of a crash
When videos of the collision over the Potomac causing the chopper
and the plane to burst into flames as into the river they smashed
Or the video of the medavac Lear Jet diving straight into
the ground
Killing all aboard the Lear, injuring 24 on the ground and massive
fires spreading all around
The American Airlines pilot must sensed the stress of the passengers wondering
why they were on this flight
Nerves causing shaking, blood pressure rising and pulse rate
climbing out sight
Here’s what the non-poet pilot said to trying to the anxiety
calm
That passengers would believe they were in good hands and
free from deadly harm
“[You] may be
fearful about flying, and that's certainly understandable, but just please know
that my first officer and our flight attendants and myself place your safety
and the responsibility of carrying you to Miami, to your families, your
vacations, your gates, at the highest level. I have no
higher calling than carefully, professionally transporting you today so with that, relax and enjoy the beautiful
evening that we get to fly in. We'll begin shortly [and] welcome aboard”
The normal
chatter of passengers ignoring the normal safety instructions was not heard
As passengers
listened intently to the pilot’s sincere calming words
A flight attendant
taped on TikTok the pilot’s speech
That 6.5
million TikTok viewers it reached
© 2/4/2025 Michael
P. Ridley aka The Alaskanpoet
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