On Jan 25, 1990, Avianca Flight 52 from Colombia crashed just 15 miles short of New York's Kennedy International Airport, killing 73 passengers.
Reason: The plane just ran out of gas. Under international
regulations, an airliner must carry enough fuel to reach its destination as
well as its assigned alternate, plus enough extra to handle at least 45 minutes
of delays.
Due to low fuel condition, the Avianca pilots had requested
"priority" (not "emergency") landing. Because the exact
word "emergency" was not used, and due to heavy traffic & bad
weather conditions, the ill-fated plane was placed on a holding pattern...until
it simply ran out of gas.
- (sermonillustrations.com)
“Words differently
arranged have a different meaning, and meanings differently arranged have
different effects.” - Blaise Pascal.
Mat 5:37 (WE): ‘You must mean "Yes" when you say
"Yes". You must mean "No" when you say "No". To
say anything more than that is wrong.'
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