DENVER — An engine cover on a Boeing 737 operated by Southwest Airlines ripped open just after taking off from Denver International Airport Sunday morning.

The Houston-bound Southwest flight took off from DIA around 7:45 a.m., and returned to the airport 30 minutes later, landing safely. No injuries were reported.

  • EatATaco@lemm.ee
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    7 months ago

    The comment you are disputing

    Incorrect. The comment I was responding to was about the down votes being “scary.” I’m not disputing their claim, I said it was a dumb point. It’s like challenging someone who says it’s a waste of money to play the lotto by pointing to the fact that some people have won.

    It’s true that some people have won. But its still a bad point. We are talking about the ridiculously rare exception as if it’s really worth considering.

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      7 months ago

      Everyday there are thousands of Boeing flights that go off without a hitch. It’s still statically completely unlikely that anything bad will happen to you on a Boeing flight. So much so that it’s probably not even worth worrying about at all.

      But this isn’t to say that we should just let their bs slide. This is exactly why flying is so safe: we are sticklers for making sure they do everything right. If that’s going in the opposite direction, we should nip it in the bud long before it gets anywhere close to the point where you should question the safety of it.

      But, again, we aren’t even remotely close to that now. It makes no logical sense to be afraid of flying right now, even on a Boeing jet. And I would like to keep it that way which is why I think their issues need to be addressed.

      Like I said, frightening.