I need to understand how people think.A US Airways flight takes off and hits a flock of birds. The flight crashes into the Hudson river and, because the pilot did everything right, no one was killed. A miracle! Everyone is happy, the pilot is revered as a hero and all the passengers are saved (save bumps and bruises).
Having my life after an ordeal like that would be something I would be more than exstatic about. I would hope the people on this flight would be to. Yes, they lost personal belonings, yes they lost their Blackberry's and iPhones but they have the most important thing...their life.
Obviously that is not good enough. Some on this flight want more than the $5000 compensation that the airline is offering. I have a hard time believing I would take any money from the airline. The crew saved my life in a situation no one on earth could control. I get to see my wife, my kids, my parents and the rest of my family again. I have been given another chance...
Sounds like their personal effects are what they are worried about. Some talk about emotional distress but why should the airline pay for that? It wasn't like they released a flock of doves in a peace rally at the end of the runway as the plane was taking off. Nature brought the plane down.
They interviewed one lady on the plane and she says it how I hope to God I would:
Amber Wells of Charlotte says she's so thankful to have survived and to be with her 9-month-old daughter, Rayley, that she hasn't had time to think about her belongings.
She says she lost $2,000 of nursing equipment and a laptop computer, as well as a checked bag and a carry-on bag.
"Everything that's gone can be replaced," says Wells, 34, a senior manager for NASCAR. "My life cannot be replaced."
Well...read the article. Hopefully you find it as pathetic as I do.
