[BenLurkin]

So why fly a thousand miles before crashing it?

[al baby]

Working up the balls to do it

[Kirkwood]

It took that long to run out of fuel.

[Girlene]

According to the article, it’s assumed he, along with the passengers, were dead. The plane supposedly stayed at 43,000 ft for 23 minutes. If the cabin was depressurized, the oxygen would only last so long before the passengers died. The plane could keep on flying on autopilot until it ran out of gas.

[Uncle Chip]

So why fly a thousand miles before crashing it?

He wanted to make sure he used up all his frequent flier miles.

[Sarah Barracuda]

If the story is true about the plane being at 45,000 feet for 23 minutes, the passengers are already dead..so he probably flew around trying to muster the courage to off himself

[cynwoody]

So why fly a thousand miles before crashing it?

Don't sell that autopilot short. It did way better than a thousand miles!