Flight Path to Nowhere
Language: en
Four hours before the city-wide lockdown was announced, my husband, Liam Vance, sent me a text: Working late tonight, don't wait up. Six hours later, the entire city was under a strict quarantine mandate. I called his phone. It went straight to voicemail. I opened my flight tracking app. His name was listed on the passenger manifest for Delta Flight 587. Destination: Auckland, New Zealand. On that same flight, sitting right next to him, was Chloe Davis. Seats 12A and 12B. Window and middle. They were even sharing an armrest. In the kitchen, the pot roast was still simmering on the…