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Join Date: Jul 2002
Location: MCI
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I was flying MCI-ABQ a few years ago. About the time we were beginning a gradual descent to ABQ, we made a hard right turn and a rapid descent to a small airfield that obviously was not ABQ. Turns out a guy was smoking in the restroom and set off the smoke detector. Police offloaded the offender and we proceeded on to ABQ.
I wish I could someday meet that smoker and thank him for allowing me to add the Durango La Plata County Airport (DRO) to the list of airports I've landed and taken off from. ^
And yes, I'm amazed that people still do this. On a freaking short-haul flight no less...