He knew what he was looking for. Amanda’s scheduled flight had been on a Pan-Continental 747, the airline and equipment he used to fly. It would not have surprised him if she were on one of the very aircraft he had once piloted. It would have been scheduled to land south to north on the big runway. If the earthquake occurred with the plane in the air, the pilot would have tried to stay airborne until it was over, then looked for a flat patch of ground to put down. If it occurred at any time after landing, the plane could be anywhere on that strip, which was now fully underground and covered
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This is maybe the first time that travel logistics have been justified within the plot of one of these books. Knowing exactly when and how Amanda’s and Hattie’s plane was traveling is actually important in tracking them down, so this adds to the tension instead of feeling like filler. Jenkins, my boy, you are learning.
