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Pilot Refuses to Declare Emergency / Avianca Flight 52 Runs Out of Fuel

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Did They Declare an Emergency?

Back then, i can't tell you what would have been an appropriate time? Back then, the seven, o seven used weigh more fuel than a modern plane does. And they actually, on this flight, they even took extra fuel above and beyond what they needed,. But it still ended up not being enough. I think if they're at their first hold, they should have been talking about itthend, but they'd kind of discounted it.

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