Knowing the cause and the cover-up won't bring back the dead.
At least that's what people keep saying about Benghazi.
At the time of the accident TWA was recovering quite nicely, international bookings were strong going forward, the airline winning a few JD Power awards for customer service, new Royal Ambassador first class services upgrades and more. The accident caused TWA ( being a internationally known airline ) to lose millions by the minute. TWA's great hub , JFK (747 departure ) reduced to an international crime scene. The front cover of Time magazine was adorned with a picture of the accident. the media coverage was in high gear. http://www.time.com/time/covers/0,16641,19960729,00.html?artId=2103553?contType=gallery
The accident happened near NYC, media capital of the world, the home of ABC, CBS, NBC, the NYtimes, Wall Street Journal, you name any big media it's here. TWA had to book entire hotels to accommodate hundreds of relatives of the dead onboard the doomed flight and pay travel expenses to the relatives as well. Americas's Big City Mayor Giuliani kept calling TWA incompetent on TV and in the press. Everyone joined the " Bashing TWA " bandwagon.
Employee moral and ticket sales plummeted.
Before 800 TWA was wounded but making a comeback .
FLT 800, more than passengers and crew died that day.
TWA RIP.