What can go wrong that fast?
-- Narrator (The Landing paragraph 34)

Importance: Lo Ruiz, the first person sent out to see Flight 753 after landing and losing contact, feels scared and unnerved by the aircraft. This revelation by the narrator demonstrates just how quickly something went wrong between landing and losing contact with the plane.

She had never been out in the middle part of the country, where you can see tornadoes coming at you from miles away. But this felt like that. Like there was something coming her way that she could do nothing about.
-- Narrator (Now Boarding paragraph 75)

Importance: The growing sense of unease and the ominous dread felt by many in the novel following news of Flight 753 is best expressed by Kelly through the narrator. She knows that something is coming. She also knows that it cannot be stopped -at least for her. This will serve to be a premonition of sorts for herself.

This is what the beginning...
-- Narrator (Occultation paragraph 54)