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That plane down on land in the maldives. not many. they have very little land and a lot of water. you go down here a little bit farther, you will find that island right there. that is a 1.6-mile-long runway and not too many people on that island either. >> bill, what do you think? simple as a fire and that he wanted to find a place to put this bird down? >> well, i agree with the premise. i'm not convinced that there's any indication there was a fire onboard. with a mere two button push on the flight management system computer, it brings up the five closest alternate airports from your present...
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