Ethnic profiling at airports
Here is the text of my Well-Mannered Traveler column that posted on MSNBC.com on January 15, 2009. It’s gotten an incredible amount of feedback. Much of it shocking – and signed. Recent incidents raise questions about TSA and airline policies One thing is for sure: You will be detained and arrested if you pull a […]
Jay Leno’s take on US Airways flight 1549
(Trying again…) The fact that everyone got out of the US Airways plane that landed in the Hudson River opened the door for Jay Leno to make jokes about the event. The Airline Biz blog in the Dallas Morning News was kind enough to post those jokes. Here’s the link.
Birds – and other animals – at the airport
The US Airways jet that made an emergency landing on the Hudson River yesterday may be have been taken down by birds. So today you’ll see a lot of news stories about what airports do to try to keep birds out of flight paths. Seattle-Tacoma International Airport, the final destination of yesterday’s diverted flight, is […]