News and notes from around the interweb:
- Man illegally flies into Atlanta airport, successfully eludes officers for hours
Federal officials from U.S. Customs and Border Protection are trying to figure out how a detainee escaped from the world’s busiest airport, and somehow ended up in downtown Atlanta.
…On Saturday, [a passenger] flew into Atlanta and attempted to enter the country. However, he was denied entry and detained. In the midst of being returned to his native country, he escaped. ….”The individual was able to effect his escape through the air vent and simply kind of walk away from the INS holding cell,” Atlanta City Councilman Michael Julian Bond told FOX 5. Law enforcement sources told FOX 5 the man then jumped on MARTA and headed toward the Greyhound bus station downtown, all without being detected.
- Inside the new United Airlines A321neo
- Behind the scenes of becoming an air marshal (WaPo)
- I did not realize that Virgin Atlantic offers pre-order meal options but only within seven days of travel. This gets you more and different choices than what’s offered on board so it isn’t just pre-selecting meals that are on the menu anyway.
In my case, on a flight from London Heathrow to Male in the Maldives (my coverage of that trip will appear next week) I had a choice of ten different main courses. This is a huge increase from the usual three offered on board.
…Anyone flying in Upper Class, Premium or Economy Delight can pre-order their meal in advance. It is available between seven days and 24 hours in advance. Virgin Atlantic makes it clear that the service is available on all flights departing from London Heathrow as well as all inbound flights returning to London from the US and Caribbean.
- Grand Junction, Colorado is buying a hotel not for the homeless, but to create apartments for people earning $40,000. They don’t know how it will be managed.
- Qantas Bans Passengers From Taking Photos or Videos of Flight Attendants and Seatmates Without Consent
- Struggling Spirit Airlines to shed employees through voluntary program Some are already cleaning out their desks.
Never forget Rahul Ligma and Daniel Johnson! pic.twitter.com/zqEkg1NrMs
— DocVortex (@DoctVortex) November 18, 2023
The Ligma / Johnson story was hilarious at the time. Thanks for the trip down memory lane, Gary!
I wonder who will buy the assets of Spirit Airlines when it goes bankrupt due to government interference.
On quants can not video a pax going crazy on a plane thus the airline has no evidence that it was not the crew who beat a pax first or that the pax is the victim and that it is the crew who caused the problem. Hard pill to swallow when. An airline wants to cover their asses with independent proof. Crew do start things and when video tape in public places is not done for the wrong reason it helps more than hurts
Thanks for the link to the article on the UA 321. Nice to see US-based airlines improving the experience and for once paying attention to details, such as mood lighting, proper dividers with a curtain separating business class (made of premium economy seats) from economy, a snack station and of course screens galore!
Maybe, only maybe, flying in the USA will be a bit less miserable in the future?
Crazy how someone can just slip through airport security like that, especially in ATL of all places. Makes you think twice about airport parking too, doesn’t it? Speaking of which, I’ve been using ParkingAccess for my last few trips and it’s been pretty solid. Always gotta double-check those security measures, whether it’s your car or the airport itself.