Yeah it was that electromagnetism buggery. Not that it actually seemed to do very much when he stopped, aside from be a beacon to Penny.

Did the Island just teleport everyone off the plane then? No crash, no wreckage, just the blinding light and then there they are.

Also I had presumed that Hurley had bought the seats up to save the lives of other people - but only First Class was actually bought out (Mostly). Did he have some other motivation in doing this?

Lapetus is still awesome and still one of the best reasons to watch the show so I am megaglad he's back.