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While relaxing at Maho Beach in St. Maarten, these beachgoers got quite the thrill when a large airplane flew extremely low above their heads in order to successfully land the plane at the adjacent ...
A 57-year-old woman vacationing in the Caribbean island of Saint Martin was killed after a blast from a nearby jet knocked her to the ground. The incident occurred on Wednesday at Maho Beach — a ...
Forbes is reporting that the popular St. Maarten tourist attraction of plane spotting on the famous Maho Beach could eventually come to an end following the recent death of a New Zealand woman. On ...
A viral video on X captures tourists at Maho Beach in Sint Maarten being knocked off their feet by the powerful jet blast of a departing Insel Air MD-80 aircraft from the nearby Princess Juliana ...
This Beach Is So Close To An Airport, Jet Blasts Can Blow People Away. Watch Viral Video Many plane spotters throng to Maho Beach, adjacent to the Princess Juliana International Airport. It allows ...
This undated photo provided by The St. Maarten/St. Martin Tourism Bureaus shows an Air France jet flying above Maho beach on the island of St. Martin in the northeast Caribbean.
In 2017, a tourist from New Zealand died after watching planes take off with her family and other tourists on Maho Beach. Mum-of-three Gayleen McEwan, 57, hit her head when she was knocked over by ...
The beach has become famous for its incredibly close proximity to the nearby airport, often leading massive planes to slip just 100 feet over the heads of those relaxing on the beach.
Local police said they visit the beach daily to discourage people from clinging to the runway fence, according to the BBC. The beginning of the airport's runway is just 160 feet from the beach.
Jet blast from a departing airplane killed a thrill-seeking tourist on a St. Maarten beach known for its views of low-flying airliners on approach. The 57-year-old New Zealand woman vacationed on M… ...