Full interview: Passenger describes frantic evacuation from plane that caught fire in Denver - WRAL, Raleigh, NC

[Rhiannon12866]

Daniel Friedman was on a connecting flight from Colorado Springs to Dallas. During the flight, the pilots told passengers they needed to make an emergency landing. - Aired on 03/13/2025.

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1. Poor guy is in shock..his eyes say so. I can't imagine and am glad all are safe

[Rhiannon12866]

2. Same here, the poor guy is still shook up, I can't imagine having to make an emergency landing then standing on the wing

At least no one was injured, but I'd have trouble getting on another plane after that.

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3. I never liked flying but I did a few times but I'm older now and if I can't drive there, they can come see me

There are just too many incidents lately to be comfortable getting on a plane.

[Rhiannon12866]

4. I've never been a fan of flying, either, but there are some places that are just too far away

I once had an anxiety attack on a flight from NYC to Helsinki, Finland. The flight attendants couldn't have been nicer, sat me up front in a seat with a curtain and the flight attendant sat and talked with me except when she had to serve breakfast, she recommended just staying in Finland, LOL. I definitely recommend Finnair.

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5. I went to Brazil in the 80's..my excitement overshadowed my fear. OMG..I could not wait to come home

Been to Hawaii a couple of times..didn’t want to leave! Haven’t been on a plane in over 20 years and no plans in the foreseeable future but there are so many places I’d love to go...maybe a little motor home so I can spend more time out west and see our beautiful country before I need a passport to travel interstate 😠

[Rhiannon12866]

6. I've flown to the West Coast twice, Arizona to see my grandmother and once to California

And I flew to NC to see my grandmother numerous times after she retired there. My first few flights were with my parents to see her when she spent winters in Florida.

And I've flown overseas three times, to Ireland twice, and the flight to Finland was with my grandmother because she joined a peace group which had a "sister town" in the USSR. We flew from New York to Finland since at the time Soviet planes weren't allowed to land in the U.S. And the flight from Helsinki to Moscow was the worst I've ever experienced, broken seats and they passed out this orange drink that you see all over Russia. We were supposed to go by train inside Russia, but that was canceled and we flew from Sochi (the nearest city to our "sister town" 2 1/2 hours up in the Caucasus Mountains) to what was then Leningrad (now St. Petersburg). And that was the nicest flight I've ever taken, beautiful new plane which was humidity controlled. It really was the trip of a lifetime and I loved the other members of the group, most decades older than I was, but I'm almost grateful that I'll never have to do it again.

Both my Dad and my grandmother were world travelers. I haven't flown since before 9/11.

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7. I love the memories you have of your grandmother and your travels together. Very special

[Rhiannon12866]

8. As you can imagine, I miss her terribly. She was a truly remarkable person.

She was 86 on our trip to the USSR and she wasn't the eldest in the group. And her funeral was held on her 98th birthday.

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9. I can hear your love and admiration in your words..what a beautiful gift she gave you 🌺

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10. What kind of engine?