I guess I'm not surprised.
Right after reading about the pilot's safe ditch of this airplane into the Hudson River and the calm, professional handling of the entire situation by the pilot and the crew, I find that passengers are no longer talking about a miraculous survival...but about money.
Perhaps sitting in a quiet place for 5 minutes and reminding themselves that they survived a plane crash would be a good idea.
"I survived a plane crash."
Would that achievement alone be worth more than $5000? It would to me.
That is the amount the airline is offering passengers - $5000 - along with refunding the price of their ticket, and some are complaining. I can't believe it.
- You survived what could have been a death experience.
- You can get on the phone and complain about it to friends and family.
- You can describe what happened to anyone who will listen.
- You can get out of bed this morning and go make some coffee.
- You can live to see other days.
- Bits of you are not in a body bag.
- Your funeral is not being held today.
