30-01-2025
‘Very sad': Myrtle Beach air travelers react to D.C. collision
MYRTLE BEACH, S.C. (WBTW) — Many travelers at Myrtle Beach International Airport said they were shaken up after a midair collision at Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport Wednesday night.
Because of that, many travelers who spoke with News13 did not want to talk on camera. A News13 reporter met a group of friends who had just arrived from Detroit. Two women in the group said if their friends had told them about the collision before they left Thursday morning, they probably would not have gone on the plane.
However, another woman, who traveled from New York, said she was not afraid to fly Thursday. She said her flight was smooth and safe.
Another traveler explained why she was not afraid to fly after the collision.
'I think back to after 9/11,' Claudette Vaught, a Myrtle Beach visitor, said. 'I felt that I could not allow that to impact my life and my freedom, and so I made a point of taking a trip after that happened. And I will not allow these types of events to keep me from living my life.'
All the travelers News13 spoke with said they are thinking of the collision victims' families.
'I am very sad for those families,' Vaught said. 'I offer them my condolences and just hope that we can find out what happened and make sure that it doesn't repeat itself.'
MYR and Horry County officials said their hearts go out to the D.C. community.
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Skylar Musick is a multimedia journalist at News13. Skylar is originally from Long Island, New York. She joined the News13 team in June 2024 after graduating from Villanova University in May 2024. Follow Skylar on X, formerly Twitter, Facebook, or Instagram, and read more of her work here.
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