Summary
More than 1,400 miles. Five takeoffs, five landings. And all in about 38 hours.
What's air travel really like these days, five years after Sept. 11, 2001 (but prior to revelations Aug. 10 of an expansive new terrorist plot targeting U.S.-bound flights out of the United Kingdom and the Aug. 27 crash in Lexington, Ky., not related to terrorism, that left 49 dead)?See the full content of this document
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Flying & Reflecting 5 Years On
At least for this scrivener, surprisingly trouble-free and on- time -- at least until my return to Pittsburgh when lightning on the tarmac delayed everyone's luggage for a day.
During the weekend of July 29-30, I flew a series of US Airways, Republic and PSA flights, from Pittsburgh to Washington, D.C., from D.C. to Charlotte, N.C., from Charlotte to Lexington, Ky., back to Charlotte and then back to Pittsburgh.Some of the flights were hot. All were full. And there was once quasi-"scare": Condensati...See the full content of this document
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