Thursday, February 23, 2006

BECAUSE, REALLY, I KNOW, THERE'S NOT ENOUGH FOR YOU TO WATCH ON TELEVISION AS IT IS: Season nine of The Amazing Race starts on Tuesday, and Dan Gross has uncovered a tidbit about one guy from that weird hippie-looking team trying to take advantage of pre-9/11 security rules, so to speak. Via the Harvard Crimson:
[B.J.] Averell ['02] arrived at Logan International Airport Wednesday night and cleared the security checkpoints with a ticket he purchased for a 6:15 p.m. flight from Boston to Philadelphia.

When he reached the airport's Terminal C, however, Averell was denied access to the plane. Airline officials informed him that he had not arrived in time and forfeited his seat to a passenger flying standby.

Determined to spend Thanksgiving Day with his family in their Philadelphia suburb, Averell passed by flight attendants at Logan Airport's Gate 14. He then vaulted a wall near the terminal to join passengers as they crossed the tarmac.

Upon boarding the plane, Averell found his seat occupied. He decided to spend the flight in the airplane's bathroom, where he remained until a fellow passenger informed a steward about his presence, Averell said.

The plane had not taken off yet, and airport security officials led the luckless Averell off the plane and arrested him on charges of disorderly conduct and trespassing.

I don't believe even Colin & Christie tried that one.

More on BJ here.

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