Why does a plane crash exert such a strong grip on our attention? Perhaps the answer is obvious, yet different crashes evoke such different kinds of stories, in terms of both media impact and more personal, emotional resonances.
Under normal circumstances, the experience of air travel is cloaked in awe and amazement. Who can walk past the FIDS (flight information display system) board in any airport departure lounge without fantasizing about visiting not just one but all of the destinations listed? Flights for Geneva, Casablanca, Stockholm, Toronto, Addis Ababa, Sydney, Singapore, all leaving within the …read more
Source: The Huffington Post
