JetBlue planes fly low over NYC to salute healthcare workers

[IronLionZion]

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Maybe bailed out airlines can transport PPE and health care cargo instead? At least our military has been flying in medical supplies in cargo planes from overseas daily. Plus, not sure New Yorkers who lived through 9/11 like seeing low flying passenger jets.

[Throck]

1. Isn't that dangerous and unsafe?

Not a safe idea over a city.

[IronLionZion]

4. There are fewer planes in the air these days

and their pilots need to fly enough hours to maintain their licenses. I just feel there could be a better use of the planes and pilots

[Throck]

8. At the low altitudes I'd be worried about hitting birds.

Between seagulls and migrating geese they might end up putting another jet in the Hudson.

If they want to burn jet fuel an actual humanitarian use might be justified. Excellent suggestion.

[yankeepants]

2. At $60,000 per hour, I'm pretty sure taxpayer $ could have been better spent

than having the Blue Angels and Thunderbirds fly over medical facilities where overworked frontline workers without proper PPEs could not drop everything and stand in the street to see a fleeting glance of military might. Who the f*ck is running this mess? Oh wait....

[Bluepinky]

3. The "man" in charge is all about image and showboating.

The best way to show appreciation to our healthcare workers is to make sure they all have the PPE needed. Unfortunately, that’s not exciting, so douchebag doesn’t care.

[IronLionZion]

5. US airlines got a nice $25 billion bailout

They could keep up their pilot flying hours and take advantage of cheap fuel by transporting essential cargo to support the frontline workers.

[DonaldsRump]

6. No at exactly the right time or place for JetBlue to do this

But, my criticism is directed more at Trump and the military. There is absolutely no reason to do these flyovers except for campaign ads to, somehow, demonstrate he's a "wartime president".

A complete waste of money, taking away from the real fights....how'd that "beautiful testing" of YOURS work, Trump???

[IronLionZion]

7. Trump administration has been hijacking health care supplies from states who purchased it

so not sure Donny and Jared would put the flyover money to good use anyway. Taxpayer bailed out airlines could do it maybe outside of government control.

[NotHardly]

9. Stupidly expensive and of no real value to anyone... fly in PPE next time idiots..

Seriously, is the whole world of corporate thought just 12 yrs old?!
Do they think they will look 'useful', patriotic, or just slower Blue Angles <<<also stupidly expensive and of no value to the medical personnel who need some god damn PPE!