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COMMENTS: What is it about Flights out of Rio?
"That is why the airlines recommend you wear your seatbelt loosely at all times even if the light is off." Thus CBS' Nancy Cordes concluded her cautionary tale about Continental Airlines Flight 128. It hit an air pocket over the Dominican Republic during an overnight flight from Rio de Janeiro to Houston. The jolt was so steep that sleeping passengers slammed their heads against the cabin ceiling. "Witnesses say some passengers shot out of their seats like missiles," NBC's Kerry Sanders reported. The Boeing 767 diverted to Miami where, CBS' Cordes noted, "bruised, gashed and bloodied" passengers were taken to hospital.
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