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I was not always a nervous flier.....
I think this fear comes from the fact that I flew Alaska Airlines about a week after they had that accident on January 31, 2000.
(The aircraft was on a flight from Puerto Vallarta, Mexico to San Francisco, California). The plane I was on was the same model as the one that plunged into the sea (the tail stabilizer was the problem with that fated flight).
With the subdued (not sombre, just subdued) mood of the Cabin Crew and the fact that they were all wearing pale blue "memorial ribbons", it was a very sobering experience and I think it scarred me for life permanently regarding flying. With our meal, we even received a "prayer card" that quoted a Psalm and had a pastoral looking photograph, if I remember correctly.
It was a Seattle crew that died, and since I was flying out of Sea-Tac airport, there was signage all over the place, with details of the public memorial service for the crew, etc.
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