St. Maarten Private Eye

Maho Beach - Fun with 747's

Some of us had heard the story about a close call at the airport recently, a close call between two 747's. Well, it was caught on video and was put online.

Almost disaster in St.Maarten: Boeing 747 aborts landing because there is another 747 on the runway

A few questions.......

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I could get into discussing the video at length, guessing and hypothesizing about what the ATC and the pilots were thinking. I'll keep it short by just saying that I don't think the Corsair on the Runway was aware of the approaching 747 (Air France or KLM?) and that I think this was what most ATC's and pilots would describe as a 'close call'.

I would like to think that an internal investigation was made, it would be nice to have faith in that. But it was not reported in the press or media that I am aware of.

The video was posted mid May, I do not know the exact date it happened, but I do know that the ATC's were not very happy about that time. Could that have had something to do with it?

It would be nice for the press to inquire about this incident, just to reassure us all, locals and tourists alike, that it won't be happening again.

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