Originally posted by SC: I turned the tv on to catch the top news stories. Lo and behold there was a story about a plane crashing into the sea after leaving Palermo Airport.
no, that plane left from Bari airport (in Puglia) and crashed into the sea near Palermo. It is not clear yet what this disaster was due to, the only thing they are sure it was not terrorism. It was a Tunisinian ATR, full of Italian tourists, en route to Djerba/Tunisia. Thirteen people died. Another 20 were rescued.
It is true that Palermo airport is generally considered by pilots to be "difficult to approach" because of the mountains nearby (Punta Raisi). Almost 30 years ago a plane crashed, with more than 100 casualites. No other disaster happened since then, though. When I go to Sicily I prefer landing in Catania, anyway....
I don't want realism. I want magic! Yes, yes, magic. I try to give that to people. I do misrepresent things. I don't tell the truth. I tell what ought to be truth (Blanche/A streetcar named desire)
