O'Hare was quiet. But I just happened to be standing next to one of Chicago's Finest who was just finishing his shift. I mentioned the security at LAX and asked if anything similar was going on at O'Hare. He said other than tighter security due to the visit by Pres Bush and some other foreign dignitary this week it was business as usual.
But here is a strange story from my flight out on Monday:
One of the passengers came up to the flight attendant to tell her someone was in his seat. The FA went to straighten it out only to find out that the seated passenger had a ticket to LaGuardia. My flight was to Los Angeles! They escorted the woman off the flight but NEVER questioned the gate agent as to how someone with the wrong ticket boarded the plane!
American received a letter from me on that one. Horribly lax security. Haven't heard back yet.
Glad it was quiet for you. Honestly, I’m not surprised that people are getting through on the wrong flights.
Sorry to do this to you - BUT - planes are icky:
UAL 747 Searched In China After Mice Discovered Onboard
http://www.aero-news.net/index.cfm?ContentBlockID=e682c8ae-7438-48bd-96b3-f682dab0b549
Eight Rodents Found... Some In Pillows...
Perhaps this will slow down the jokes about contaminated Chinese products coming to the US. Reuters reports a Chinese government emergency team rushed onto a United Airlines jet in Beijing, after the crew notified air traffic control Sunday they found evidence of mice onboard the plane.
Over the course of two days, inspectors set traps, and say they eventually found eight mice, some dead. The live ones were sent out for lab analysis.
The good news: None of the mice tested positive for bubonic plague antigens or parasites, and airline officials say there was no damage to the plane’s wiring done by the enterprising rodents.
“Our customers on this flight were always safe and unaware of the situation,” United spokesperson Robin Urbanski said. The Boeing 747 had flown to Beijing from Washington, DC.
The bad news: The inspectors said they found the mice hiding in pillows... so, flier beware.
(eeeeeeeekk!!!)