Passenger on British Airways mayday flight describes fear and shout of 'I don't want to die'
Edward Killiwick was on the flight that issued a distress call, before it landed safely at Heathrow earlier this month.
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"'I don't want to die'"
— Edward Killiwick , Other
"'I was definitely scared. After the violent manoeuvre I thought, there is definitely something very badly wrong here.'"
— Edward Killiwick , Other
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Edward Killiwick was on the flight that issued a distress call, before it landed safely at Heathrow earlier this month.
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