On a cold and foggy evening in January 1990, Avianca Flight 52 faced a precarious situation. After being stuck in holding for over an hour, the entirety of the plane's fuel supply was exhausted. The engines shut down and the plane came down in the neighborhood of Cover Neck on Long Island New York. Just what happened? Why was this plane holding for so long?

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