Bombardier Challenger 600
I am sensitive to implications in media’s headlines. Calling this a “small plane” does not give any true indications of true size or capabilities of this jet aircraft.
“By then it was 63 ft (19 m) long, and 53.3 ft (16.2 m) wide, and capable of a maximum speed of Mach 0.85 and a range of 7,240 km (3,910 nmi). As an executive jet, it had sufficient capacity for 14 passengers.”
From Wikipedia. It can go about as fast as a standard passenger jet. I assume someone with money to burn chartered it for two passengers.
Is it standard to try to land on a highway? A field would be a rougher surface. However, you wouldn’t be risking the lives of the people in the cars, and less chance of crashing into a cement barrier or whatever.
There will probably be youtube videos on this by pilotdebrief, etc.
I found the description odd too. A 172 is “small”.