Avianca 52 and the Deadly Consequences of Delayed Air Traffic | Mayday: Air Disaster

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Avianca Airlines Flight 52 was supposed to be a routine flight from Bogota, Colombia to New York. The Boeing 707 took off with 158 passengers and crew members onboard, soaring in clear blue skies over Florida. However, as the plane approached the northeast coast of America, air traffic controllers put the plane in a holding pattern over Richmond, Virginia, causing the fuel to dwindle down.

What happened to Avianca Flight 52 when it was put into a holding pattern?

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Mayday: Air Disaster - From Season 2 Episode 5 "Missing Over New York": Avianca Airlines Flight 52 en route to New York from Bogota, Colombia was flying in blue skies when it was put in its first holding pattern. What the flight crew didn’t know, was that the East Coast was experiencing a terrible storm that was disrupting air traffic. Departures were being delayed and arrivals were being squeezed in. The plane was delayed several more times before reaching its destination.


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