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  • Ryanair Standing Room Idea Parodied

    Jeanne Leblanc| July 28th, 2009 No comments

    Just ran across a Dublin radio station’s parody song based on comments by Michael O’Leary, chief executive of Ryanair, about selling tickets for standing room on jets. The tune is Elton John’s “I’m Still Standing:”

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  • New Photo Gallery: Montreal

    Jeanne Leblanc| July 28th, 2009 No comments

    I just posted a new gallery of photos from our recent trip to Montreal:

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  • Flight Diversion Blamed On Coffee Maker

    Jeanne Leblanc| July 28th, 2009 No comments

    A coffee maker caused the burning smell aboard a Southwest Airlines flight that prompted it to make an an emergency landing in Isplip, N.Y., on its way from Bradley to Orlando on Sunday, Reuters reports. The Aviation Herald attributed the smell to “burning coffee grinds” and reports that passengers put on oxygen masks. Sigh.

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