June 1, 2009
News today about an Air France jet en route from Brazil to Paris described as “missing”.
I’ve always wondered at the use of this word in these circumstances. I mean it’s hardly likely the plane is going to turn up like a stray dog. That said I suppose they will probably eventually find this missing plane and some of its passengers.
I know air travel is safer than travelling by car, but it still has an impact. My father was on a plane that went missing in 1968. They found bits of the plane and 13 and a half bodies.
I’ve always wondered at the use of this word in these circumstances. I mean it’s hardly likely the plane is going to turn up like a stray dog. That said I suppose they will probably eventually find this missing plane and some of its passengers.
I know air travel is safer than travelling by car, but it still has an impact. My father was on a plane that went missing in 1968. They found bits of the plane and 13 and a half bodies.
