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Install runway barrier

Re the July 13 online story “Jet blast at St. Maarten’s seaside airport kills tourist:” How about some corrugated metal inclined with a height of about 7 feet at the end of that infamous runway to deflect the jet blast over the heads of any potential thrill seekers?

Charles J. Kaiser,

Palmetto Bay

This story was originally published July 15, 2017 at 10:15 PM with the headline "Install runway barrier."

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