Yes it was an event that literally changed our lives. It gave us the awareness of how your life can really end in a second, without being able to do anything. We felt a fear we had never felt before and which is impossible to describe. From that moment on we thought about enjoying life more. We try to do the things we like most and we get angry much less. Our vision of objectives has changed profoundly. You are curious to know what happened? This is a brief summary of what happened on flight AA206 the night of 16/02/2018.

We had spent a week of relaxation and snorkeling in Florida – Between Miami and Key West. A beautiful journey at the end of which we felt really recharged. Ready to return to work! We embark at Miami airport to return to Milan. Check-in, check, boarding. Everything perfect. We are sitting by plane, un Boing 767 which will have at least 20 years. There is no type of entertainment on board and there is not even the possibility of loading our devices.

But it's night and we count on sleeping a little. The departure is quiet, We need dinner and then distribute the earphones to follow collective TV. We have a video every 4 file. We spend the first hours of flight reading, making a crossword, And before falling asleep we play a little’ card. We have been sleeping for about an hour when we hear the captain's announcement. They are almost the 4 morning. The captain with a calm and compound tone informs us that the plane has a technical problem with the engine and it is necessary to land as soon as possible. We don't know where. We raise the window curtain. E’ dark. Nothing is seen. Let's take a look at the central file monitor, where you can see the route. We are in the middle of the ocean.

A few minutes later the monitor is turned off for safety. No one speaks anymore. We are all sitting in absolute silence. Other ads follow. After a few minutes the captain informs us of the imminent landing on a small island of the Azores. We are raised. We will not end up at sea.

Our landing is something terrible. A terrifying impact. Let's see the sparks from the windows. Once on the ground we are informed that the plane had traveled over beyond 3 hours with an engine off, The second working but faulty engine and a mechanical brake problem. 323 unharmed passengers, landed by chance at Lajes airport, Thanks to a pilot who used the reverse push to stop the aircraft on a very short track. Every time we think of that night we feel miraculously.

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