[Skibane]

And what, pray tell, were they hoping to hit from San Antonio? — I would imagine Dallas/Ft. Worth airport.

DFW is a LONG way from San Antonio, and in the wrong direction. If I were to take a wild guess, I'd say the South Texas Nuclear Project was the ultimate destination, near Palacios (which is still a pretty far piece from San Antonio). Within the city, there's also a little biomedical research going on at UTSA Medical Science Center, South Texas Medical Center, Southwest Primate Reserach Center, Lackland AFB, and (perhaps?) Southwest Research Institute.

[Skibane]

...er, make that Brooks AFB, not Lackland.

[Tall_Texan]

The South Texas Nuclear Project does sound like a tempting target but it's not really close to any population centers. Would Three Mile Island be a more inviting nuke to hit?

I don't get the primate center angle unless they're trying to line up dates with more body hair than they have.

[kcvl]

They were picked up in Ft. Worth if I understand correctly. Sept. 11th. was the last day of the Sept. Dallas World Trade Market.

Welcome to the Dallas Market Center, the largest wholesale merchandise resource in the world, as recorded by the Guiness Book of World Records , where retailers from around the globe source products ranging from home furnishings, gifts, decorative accessories and lighting to textiles, fashion accessories and men's, boys', western, women's, and children's apparel.

It would not surprise me if they were headed for Dallas/Ft. Worth airport.