Good Evening

I usually don't talk about "big" news stories, 'cause, mostly by the time I get at them, they're pretty stale. Plus, the West Coast Branch of Fjord (or: the only fully functioning branch of Fjord) just doesn't have the global newsgathering abilities that I'd like. However, this "Helios Air Crash" in Greece has an interesting sub-plot which just came to light.

Coroner Philippos Koutsaftis told AFP news agency that the main hypothesis for cause of death was asphyxiation.

However, a defence ministry source quoted by Reuters said it appeared that the bodies had been frozen solid.

here's a little timeline of events...
1. 0900 [0700GMT]: Helios Airways Flight ZU522 leaves Larnaca bound for Prague via Athens
2. 0920 approx: Plane reaches cruising altitude of 35,000ft
3. 0937: Plane enters Greek airspace
4. 1007: Air traffic control unable to contact aircraft
5. 1030: Greek ATC issues "Renegade alert"
6. 1055: F16 fighter aircraft scramble
7. 1120: F16s intercept aircraft; pilots observed slumped over controls
8. 1205: Aircraft crashes near Grammatiko, 40km north of Athens

So somehow within about 2 hours something happened inside the plane, that FROZE PEOPLE SOLID! It's a horrible tragedy, but in some freaky X-files Sci-Fi way, it's curious as hell. What happened? I don't rightly know, but as a guy about to take some vacation plane trips...should I be inquiring if I'll be frozen solid in route?