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March 05, 2008

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Jennifer

What about the flight I was on in October of 2007. We were diverted en route to Seattle and landed at Portland. We were told in the air that our plane had a wing flap issue. Is this incident common knowledge...

Jennifer

What about the flight I was on in October of 2007. We were diverted en route to Seattle and landed at Portland. We were told in the air that our plane had a wing flap issue. Is this incident common knowledge...

Kevin

I doubt you diverted because of flap issues. The runways are longer in Seattle and both have fire and rescue. You can still land an aircraft easily and safely with no flaps. The flaps allow the aircraft to land at slower speeds, so when they aren't working you just land a little faster. In fact, most no-flap landings are smoother. Flaps weren't even placed on aircraft until the late 1970's.

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