wow! talk about a speedy turn of events!

there are visions of hu ft threads dancing around in my head. possible titles:

"i never knew 767s could hold so many people"
"8 hours of fun at hongqiao"
"beijing chiropractor recommendations sought"
"what on earth is xinhua airlines?"
"warm pbr never tasted so good"
"aer lingus looks a lot better now"
"do they ever use real gates?"
"they brought in a spare airplane from haikou!"
"i received a phone call from hu this morning advising me that my noon flight had been rescheduled for 10p"