Mayday — Season 1, Episode 4: Flying on Empty
Documentary, Drama, Crime • 45 min • 26 seasons, 240 episodes • ★ 8.2/10
Episode synopsis
On August 24, 2001, Air Transat Flight 236 runs out of fuel while flying over the Atlantic Ocean. The pilots of the aircraft glide it to a safe landing on a runway at a naval base on an island in the Azores.
About Mayday
Major real-life air disasters are depicted in this series. Each episode features a detailed dramatized reconstruction of the incident based on cockpit voice recorders and air traffic control transcripts, as well as eyewitnesses recounts and interviews with aviation experts.