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Train station. it's only a minute walk away, isn't it? >> caller: yes, it is. >> shepard: they shut down those trains. thanks so much for being with us. i am glad you are safe. we appreciate it. emergency services are still working at the scene of the incident at manchester arena. they sent out a tweet in the last minute or so asking the public to avoid the area. this is an enormous crime scene. joining us now, fred flight, now a senior vice president at we t know exactly what has happened. the police believe a suicide bomber has killed 19 and injured more than 50. it should be a surprise to u...

Different is this flight took off an hour after dawn. even though they were in probably cloudy conditions it was daylight but you can't help but draw parallels with air france and we're going to wonder with the conditions that they were in, one of the first things that we hope we'll retrieve on this air data computer is, did they lose any of the sensors? did they lose part of the pitot-static system as you mentioned on air france. how that would happen encount iring supercooled water droplets that simply overwhelmed heating system on external sensors. when that happens, the on board computers ...

Sound counterintuitive to call airlines still but doing that little bit of due diligence can pay off. arthel: that sound fantastic. what about getting a good seat. flying to japan you don't want to get stuck in the middle seat. get good seats. >> absolutely. air fares are not skyrocketing thanks to low oil. but what we're seeing airlines are charging for best seats in coach. you do sometimes have to pay. you can pay in advance, 20 to $100 to get exit row seat but get twice the leg room it can absolutely be worth it. if you're cheap and don't want to pay recommend checking in exactly 24 hours. ...

I was reading and i saw it, just so thankful that this family, it is sort of the first part in the closure for them and really what it is going to be is three things. today finding that debris and having it confirmed that it is from the airasia jet. secondly will be retrieving the black boxes and the voice data recorder and hoping they're in good condition. then of course third six months to a year from now when the final report comes out. and i think this is the first of those necessary steps. >> the pilot obviously reported bad weather. we all talked about. that what do we know about the fin...

Empty. gait agent is one with power so be friendly. arthel: winter weather, the delays cancellations you're telling us tips, at this point you could leverage your elite status and leverage social media. so it is not getting caught up in all that. >> social media is huge these days. even if you don't have huge following, airlines if you tweet them you can get assistance instead of waiting two hours on the phone or in the airport. always tweet airlines. doesn't always work. arthel: what do you mean tweet the airlines? >> for example if you miss the flight because of late connection. you could be...