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Those details for you at this time. folks we're going on wrap it up. we're going to meet back at 3:00 for more information. >> rick: that was doug yakel with the san francisco international airport. not a lot of information. he did have some news that the airport has been shut down. some questions as far as what people should do if they are going to pick up loved ones who were flying into san francisco international. not necessarily on this flight but, of course, on some of the other commercial flights that would be flying in. he said he didn't know. check with the carriers is going to cause a...

At we take a look at the people sitting at the airport. have you gotten any information. this is big international hub. a lot of traffic comes out of san francisco international. do you know when they are going to reopen the airport? >> we are hearing within hours two more runways will be open. i can imagine the passengers are terrified. not since 2001, rockaway plane crash in new york has been there a major airliners had a fatality. it's been relatively safe to fly on a commercial airliner. many upgrades to the landing systems and using better efforts to investigate prior crashes, that makes ...

Long distance flights. this was coming in from seoul, south korea flight 214. this plane is often used for flights up to 12 hours or more. if you are traveling from one continent to another. as you said, san francisco airport is a very, very popular airport. it's the tenth busiest airport in the u.s. 25th busiest airport in the world handling over a million passengers each week. in a day the airport averages over thousand flights. that is in a day. >> rick: we are getting information about who was on the plane. just a breakdown because this plane, asiana originating in seoul, south korea. it's...

The injuries and those casualties. >> gregg: claudia, at san francisco international airport, we'll be talking with you again in just a few minutes. >> heather: san francisco international has a series of runways that almost form -- we flow this was the 28 "l" was the runway involved specifically on this flight. we're going rick folbaum who is joining us with more on that series of runway and what form. >> gregg:. >> the airport has a series of runways that form like cross going northeast to southwest and then northwest to southeast and the northern most and easternmost runways jet into the sa...

That is not bad. you feel for the people involved in today's accident in san francisco. it's important to keep it in context. >> arthel: absolutely. asiana airlines is number two airlines in south korea, right behind korean airlines, very safe record overall. that flight that the plane was a twin engine boeing 777 which is by far the most popular aircraft chosen for those long distance travel often used for those flights up to 12 hours or more from one continent to the other. capable of carrying large numbers. passengers, 246 to 300 passengers, able to fit into one of those planes. >> rick: we...