Posted on 07/03/2020 9:51:27 AM PDT by Olog-hai
If your favorite part of taking a trip is going through the airport, then you’re in luck — a Taiwanese airport has created an experience for TSA-starved travelers to check in for a flight, go through security and then board the aircraft … and sit.
Taipei Songshan Airport began offering passengers a trip to nowhere in early July, and received about 7,000 interested guests, the New York Post reported.
Only 60 were chosen from the pool for the half-day airplane “trips” that will continue in the next couple of weeks. […]
Those who took part in the gimmick practiced safe social distancing and wore their mandated masks as they talked with flight attendants and admired the new safety measures the airport has installed due to the coronavirus, the Post reported. …
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Who’s favorite part of a trip is going through the airport? I can’t believe how many crazy people there are in this world.
Not my idea for a ‘fun’ time. The pleasant part of traveling is when your settled in to your destination spot. The process of traveling mostly suckaroos.
I confess I have been watching a LOT of travel videos on YT during the lockdown, especially the videos of people walking throughout different cities.
Oh, nevermind. TSA is the airport name/code.
They used to say that Orientals were “inscrutable”.
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Exhibitionists apparently
I had the same initial reaction. The article should have made it clearer.
And sickos that want to get felt up by the TSA
Well, airports are the only place where I wear my “Don’t touch my junk” t-shirt.
At least show a movie and serve miniature cups of lousy coffee with a bag of peanuts.
Those with service animals other than dogs.
No more peanuts now either. A small bag of miniature tasteless salty pretzels. Back in the 90’s Dallas Love Field Southwest Airlines had free coffee and glazed donuts in the AM at the boarding gates. RIP Herb Kellerher.
Exhibitionists apparently
More like Sadomasochists
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