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a lot of good things in what she said. >> stephanie, get warm now. thank you so much for coming out on such a cold day. >> apologies. >> no, we wanted people to see how cold it was. >> stephanie mentioned, steve rattner, short runways. no >> they're short but very strict rules. >> less room for error. >> yes, less room for error. no question. look it's not like flying into aspen, colorado or the tricky airports in america. >> the two planes in front of them had no problem landing. when you land can't you, other than using brakes use reverse thrust? >> i landed on tuesday night when there was also a snowstorm. two planes ahead of us the braking action was good. the plane ahead of us said the braking action was poor. you land and you're prepared for
right decision on that day. >> another aspect is that laguardia is a tricky airport to fly in and out of short runways. >> that's an issue. short runways, in the city not a lot of options, if they overrun the runway they're in the bay. if they run off the runway they're in the bay. not a lot of options. and the reason jared's friend ended up in the hudson river is because there's no emergency landing place. >> and we've got to talk about 1992. i know you represented some of the victims in that situation. >> i did. >> 27 died this did not turn out that way. you know there were injuries there were people hospitalized but everybody is going to survive. but '92 is not that situation. is it time to look at this airport, how it's run, how it's structured. >> '92 was a takeoff emergency. it was in march. but it was icing conditions. ice built up on the wings. they didn't de-ice properly and they allowed too much time to go by after their de-icing procedures. but honestly jared mentioned god, maybe god was on the scene
frightening. it can be a little bit scary. >> scary is objective. it's really thrilling. >> i -- >> you are flying in and you have to land the plane if you are the pilot in between these two mountains. >> you can almost land on auto pilot. it is boring for the pilot. some airports you have to have a lot of skill. that's why these airports made the list. >> chicago always nice midway. some viewers may remember the accident a few years ago. >> 2005. >> short runways. there's no place to build it because they are in the middle of the neighborhood. san diego. >> it's in the middle of the airport. there are mountains that have to be navigated around. >> laguardia. we share our airspace.
oregon's international airport as the best in the country. coming in second was florida's tampa international followed by salt lake city for the fourth year in a row, laguardia ranked the worst, the worst for having significant delays, heavy congestion and few amenities. miami international -- >> wait, wait, wait, wait. can i correct you here? they say they have few amenities. they have no amenities. it is the oldest, grossest airport in america. >> short runways. >> the best food in salt lake is panda express. i can't imagine -- >> i met the owner of panda express on the plane and they're talking about revising the menu. i have four free dinners in my purse. >> would you stop? i've always wondered. this is the gateway, still the