Passengers 'Just Got Through' as Dubai Bombing Halts Boston Flights
Passengers say they escaped the dubai bombing by minutes after boarding flights that departed Dubai shortly before explosions struck the city, and flights from Boston Logan International Airport to Dubai and Abu Dhabi were canceled Saturday night.
Passengers boarded minutes before explosions
People coming from Dubai told Boston 25 News they took off about thirty minutes before bombs hit the city, and several passengers described the narrow timing with the short phrase “just got through. ” The accounts indicate the aircraft had already departed Dubai when the blasts occurred, leaving those travelers aloft while flights on the ground were affected.
Dubai Bombing and the Boston flights
Flights to Dubai and Abu Dhabi were cancelled from Boston Logan International Airport Saturday night, disrupting travel plans for travelers in Boston. The cancellations came after reports of bombs hitting Dubai; passengers who left the emirate said they had departed roughly thirty minutes before the attacks, a detail they shared with Boston 25 News.
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Where the record is thin
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