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Jet escorts too close for some passengers' comfort.

Publication: Daily Herald (Arlington Heights, IL)
Publication Date: 29-FEB-04 		Format: Online - approximately 635 words
Delivery: Immediate Online Access
Full Article Title: Jet escorts too close for some passengers' comfort.(Going Places)(Air pockets)

Article Excerpt
Byline: Gail Todd

On a recent flight headed for Washington, D.C., Lynn Johnson felt like she was being squeezed.

It wasn't because Lynn was stuffed into a seat designed to hold a 5-year-old, although that no doubt contributed to the problem. It was because she and her aircraft were sandwiched between two fighter jets who were escorting them into the D.C. airspace.

Lynn's first thought was they were going to be shot down. Her second thought was they were more likely going to be victims of a midair collision. Since there are no fender...

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