Posted on 12/25/2001 12:58:25 PM PST by fiftymegaton
Continental Flight Diverted to El Paso Due to Unruly Passengers
The Associated Press
Published: Dec 25, 2001
EL PASO, Texas (AP) - A Continental Airlines flight from Houston to Los Angeles was diverted to El Paso on Tuesday because of two unruly passengers, officials said. Flight 627 left Houston at 11:50 a.m. and landed in El Paso at 1:43 p.m., said Roland Herwig of the Federal Aviation Administration.
"There were actually two unruly passengers on board the aircraft and as a precautionary measure the plane was diverted to El Paso," Continental spokeswoman Julie King said.
King said the 757 resumed its flight to Los Angeles shortly after it landed.
She said she had no further details, and there were no immediate reports of any injuries.
Officials the El Paso International Airport, including the airport police department, did not return telephone calls placed by The Associated Press. AP-ES-12-25-01 1553EST
We do. All planes now have those think plastic insta-cuff things ... you know, like oversized cable ties. The flight attendents can tie up anyone they want with them.
And what happened to the sky marshalls?
There aren't enough of them yet. The only way to guarantee you're going to be on a flight with a sky marshall is to get on a plane going either to or from Reagan National. They have 100% coverage.
They were given a STERN TALKING-TO, and the flight resumed!
Maybe they were trying to light their shoes.
They probably either had to go to the bathroom, or forgot to put their traytables up.
Ooooh. Now there's a nice, fat lawsuit waiting to happen.
I think the airlines used to recycle the cabin air more frequently when smoking was allowed, so it's not clear that the ban actually helped air quality.
It's not just the lack of a smoking section. The sad reality is that as flying has gone from being a luxury to a commodity, the ... um, shall we say, socio-economic levels have been mixing on planes more and more. The next time you fly, take a look at how many people look like they literally rolled out of bed and right up to the gate. Dirty, stained T-shirts, shorts, probably with several improperly-cared-for-and-thus screeching infants that will be yelled at by their parents, etc etc. It all adds up.
Combine that with the intentional decline in service values by the airlines themselves, and it's a wonder they didn't all go bankrupt five years ago.
It's over 800 miles from Houston to El Paso.About the same distance from Houston to Chicago.
The sun has riz, the sun has set and here I is in Texas yet.
Sounds like a Mack Sennett movie!
Leni
(But seriously, recognize that there are social classes and recognize the vulgarization of America.)
LOL. I started reading this thread thinking I could get a few tin-foil laughs, but I see they haven't emerged yet.
I heard during a news report on this story that there were 37 flights diverted last Christmas due to "unruly passengers".
Brave of you to say that. But, that isn't the problem. For example, look at the universities. More class can be seen in a small town. Plenty of money percentage wise in universities. Look at New York, a place loaded with money, where elephant dung on the Virgin Mary is trumpeted proudly by the New York museum as sophisticated art.
Look at the rich estates in the LA area where the famous actors live. Lots of money. And yet vulgar is their middle name.
It isn't money that makes class. It's morals. And morals deteriorate from lack of faith. Our religious leaders are the real problem. Some are too extreme, making it impossible to keep multi-generational followers. Others are too lax. Others are too boring. Others are too greedy. Others are downright demented. Others are too reactionary, fearing technology to the point that their followers fall behind in the technology curve, such as computers and internet access. And worst of all, most of them commit the Unforgivable Sin. They blaspheme the Holy Spirit, calling God's most recent miracles 'satanic deceptions'.
Someone who refuses to say, "Baaaaaa!"
Checking my handy air distance calculator, I get 578 nautical miles from Houston to El Paso, and 797 NM from Houston to Chicago. That is approximately 660 and 920 statue miles, respectively.
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