"Bucky" wrote in news:1127411165.534306.220620
@g43g2000cwa.googlegroups.com:

wrote:
My assumption was just confirmed by MSNBC, the crew turned it off.

Actually, they've corrected the initial reports. They did have the
DIRECTV turned on during the situation. They only turned it off when
they started to land. Some passengers described it as surreal, and
another thought he was in a dream.

http://www.cnn.com/2005/US/09/22/airliner.emergency.ap/


Whether or not to turn off the directv was probably a difficult choice by
the crew. I'm assuming that it is an all or nothing deal (i.e. you can't
just block certain channels). On the one hand, if you leave it on, you get
everyone watching the scene unfold, possibly creating a panic. On the other
hand, you have to circle around for a couple of hours and turning it off
may create more of a panic as people know have nothing to do except think
about what is happening.