His attempt to broadcast a Facebook Live to tell his family he loved them – just in case – didn’t turn out so well, which would come as no surprise to anyone who’s used in-flight wifi.
These, however, give you a real sense of the atmosphere aboard the plane, even if they don’t give you much in the way of actual information. Not that you need much. Everyone knows the plane is headed for a crash-landing. Everyone knows their survival is in question. Yet the calm that persists is palpable. Some have speculated it’s so quiet because people are praying.