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Jay Ratliff, aviation analyst, on a deadly runway incident in Denver, a Delta employee death in Orlando and evacuation safety

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Aviation analyst Jay Ratliff joins Lisa Price to discuss a fatal incident at Denver International Airport where a person who breached the perimeter fence was struck by a Frontier Airlines plane during takeoff, forcing an emergency evacuation. Ratliff also addresses the death of a Delta Airlines ground employee in Orlando after a collision involving a tug and a jet bridge, and explains why passengers who grab carry-on bags during emergency evacuations put every life on the plane at risk.

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