What is it about flying to Puerto Vallarta?

doug — Sun, 21 Jan 2007 21:39:38 +0000

Yesterday I reported about a Delta plane from Puerto Vallarta that had a near miss in LA. Today, the media is reporting about a Continental flight coming from Puerto Vallarta in which the pilot died during the flight, apparently of a heart attack.

Passengers were first given a PA announcement asking if there was a doctor on board. A few minutes later this was followed up with an announcement asking if there was a pilot on board!

The co-pilot diverted the plane to McAllen, TX and landed the plane without incident.

Straight to the sources: KGBT Channel 4: Plane Diverted To Valley After Pilot Has Heart Attack, Houston Chronicle: Pilot dies in-flight; co-pilot lands jet.

Delta flight from Puerto Vallarta just misses Aeromexico plane in LA

doug — Sat, 20 Jan 2007 08:20:04 +0000

There was a close call for some Delta passengers returning from Puerto Vallarta to LAX on Tuesday when their plane was forced to veer off and abort the landing just before touching down when an Aeromexico plane pulled onto the runway.

Straight to the source: International Herald Tribune: Errant Aeromexico jetliner on Los Angeles runway forces Delta pilot to abort landing.

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What is it about flying to Puerto Vallarta?

Delta flight from Puerto Vallarta just misses Aeromexico plane in LA