Any media coverage of this at all?
1. Frum people shouldn't fly so close to shabbos. On a good day, this flight lands at 5:15 IDT, which is a crazy risk to take.2. I hope LY gave people the option to get off in Gander and fly back to NY.
1. I agree, but people do it all the time without thinking of potential issues.2. Highly doubt they let any pax off.
1. My sister now learned her lesson the hard way... she won’t be taking this flight again lol. She texted me that she landed in ATH about 12 min before shabbos and was still taxiing so who knows when they made it to the gate but no other details so I assume she turned phone off.2. They did not allow any passengers to stay behind in Canada. She tried and was told no.
Shame they didn't let her deplane. Based on the Broadway show Come from Away, she would have had a great time. Just ask Rabbi Leivi Sudwak of Chabad of Edgware.
They'll have a wonderfull shabbos meals served by Bornstein catering.
Did you read the book it was based off of?
Awful.Really frustrating that they would go to ATH. Where are all the LY defenders??No way that 747 could deplane with less than 12 minutes to shkia. I wonder what the halacha is in that case?
Why didn't they flu the plane back to NY and take off again Motzei Shabbos? Or at leastet People off in Canada? Or lastly, land in city with Frum Jews like London etc? And in London they would still have time to leave the airport?...
Would have had plenty of time in LON.