US Airways plane goes down in Hudson River

[Tricen]

Everyone apparently survived wow.

[nicholai]

Terrorist Geese attack plane and force emergency landing in Hudson River.

Best headline ever.

[Kiro]

Mythbusters, etc etc.

[wintersquall]

One bird took out two engines?

revenge for the stone.

[TheShadyMan]

Oh god I lol'd

[Korietsu]

Passengers are standing on that wing (in the water) in 18 degree weather. Cold day to be out there. Winds get really bad up on the river too. Feel bad for them.

edit:
"A US Airways plane crashed into the Hudson River on Thursday afternoon after striking a bird that disabled two engines, sending passengers fleeing for safety in the frigid waters, a government official says."

One bird took out two engines?

Its possible if the other section caught fire, or if it disabled fuel flow.

[Abandon]

revenge for the stone.

I lol'd way too hard.

[Cephius]

soon to be fox news headline:

TERRORIST BIRDS DOWN US PLANE, SURVIVORS IN WATER | OBAMA TO BLAME? Vote/Discuss

[Mayareira]

This'll probably be regarded as one of the best emergency landings in the history of aviation.
Water Landing? Hudson River? Just wow. a320's are awesome.

[tyven]

i always fly us airways to vegas, do you think this will cause them to lower ticket prices? COME ON BABY CHEAP TRIPS

[Cephius]

i always fly us airways to vegas, do you think this will cause them to lower ticket prices? COME ON BABY CHEAP TRIPS

Even assuming they have a substantial insurance policy, they just lost several million dollars in company capital... how would that make them LOWER prices

[Mizango]

soon to be fox news headline:

TERRORIST BIRDS DOWN US PLANE, SURVIVORS IN WATER | OBAMA TO BLAME? Vote/Discuss

On the heels on a new Bin Laden tape!! Coincidence!? I think not, back to you Shep.

[tyven]

well you sure as hell dont raise prices after your company crashes a plane.

[Cephius]

If anything they'll probably use it as a positive, showing how even in a crisis their pilots can get everyone out alive, and that their equipment managed to hold up long enough for a rare safe emergency water landing.

[Mizango]

well you sure as hell dont raise prices after your company crashes a plane.

That would be a pretty shitty tactic. Yet I can totally see shareholders tossing the idea about.

[Mizango]

If anything they'll probably use it as a positive, showing how even in a crisis their pilots can get everyone out alive, and that their equipment managed to hold up long enough for a rare safe emergency water landing.

^

Exactly, this is epeen +50. "Folks, if this were Southwest, you'd be all dead! Fly US Airways for all your traveling needs!"

[Feielle]

"Folks, if this were Southwest, you'd be all dead! Fly US Airways for all your traveling needs!"

"USAirways: we may not get you to your destination, but you won't be killed in the process."

[Penthesilea]

I'm flying out to PHX tomorrow, I'm scared of more terrorist geese. Those fowl jihadists always ruining shit.

[Sonomaa]

a crash where everyone survives is awesome. It sucks but when your shit gets taken out by a large ass bird you cant really do anything about it. Props to us airways for getting people out asap and the ferrys speeding over to get to the plane

[GRT]

i wonder how many people in those tall buildings headed for the exit as soon as they saw this