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Man Misses Flight to Buffalo
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Jen Chung
Published Feb 14, 2009
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As families and others mourn the death of everyone aboard Continental 3407, one man is counting his blessings. WCBS 2 caught up with David Beckeney, who missed the connecting flight to Buffalo because his flight into Newark was delayed by five hours. His wife had been waiting at Buffalo Niagara International Airport. Beckeney said, "It's been a long trip…I'm fortunate, I'm very fortunate. I feel sorry for those people. It could have been me." While wife Marty is relieved her husband is safe, she saw other families learn of the tragic news, "It's awful, just awful - I feel bad for them. I feel bad because they're sad and I'm happy... I just can't imagine life without him. When you say goodbye, you just never know."
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Jen Chung is a former WNYC and Gothamist editor.
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