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sdm1130 Feb 16, 2010 8:45 pm

Interesting conclusion to the story about the body found on a DL 772 at NRT.


Stowaway Long Dead
By Philip Messing, The New York Post

The body of a man found frozen to death aboard a jet bound for Japan from Kennedy Airport went undetected for nearly two months, sources said.

The unidentified victim, a Nigerian national, was found early Monday by a mechanic inside the wheel well of Delta Air Lines Flight 59 at Narita Airport in Tokyo, authorities said.

The man, who died from lack of oxygen, was carrying a Nigerian cellphone, sources said.

Investigators believe he hid in the wheel well on December 17 - the last time the phone had been used - when the plane was in Lagos, Nigeria, for a flight bound for New York.

Since then, the plane has logged tens of thousands of miles.

A Delta spokeswoman said the airline followed all inspection procedures.
:eek:

sfogate Feb 16, 2010 8:47 pm


Originally Posted by sdm1130 (Post 13404247)
Yeah, very surprising. Sadly, I'm about 2 spots too low on the upgrade list as well. :(

Well atleast you know your flight home is wide open. You should be able to stretch out and have the row to yourself.

colpuck Feb 16, 2010 8:48 pm

http://www.businessinsider.com/henry...lympics-2010-2

Flyer_70 Feb 16, 2010 8:49 pm


Originally Posted by sdm1130 (Post 13404279)
Interesting conclusion to the story about the body found on a DL 772 at NRT.



:eek:



:eek::eek::eek:

sdm1130 Feb 16, 2010 8:50 pm


Originally Posted by sfogate (Post 13404294)
Well atleast you know your flight home is wide open. You should be able to stretch out and have the row to yourself.

I'm actually already upgraded on the flight home, but you're right, I think I'd have more room in the back. :)

sfogate Feb 16, 2010 8:54 pm


Originally Posted by sdm1130 (Post 13404279)
Interesting conclusion to the story about the body found on a DL 772 at NRT.



:eek:

I'm shocked. How do you miss seeing a body inside the wheel wells? Granted I've never looked inside a 777 but I have to assume it's similar to the other Boeing jets we fly and there is a ton of stuff in those wheel wells that our mechanics deal with.

Phudnik Feb 16, 2010 8:55 pm


Originally Posted by colpuck (Post 13404299)

NBC has been doing this for years. I'm not sure why anyone would expect them to change, since they seem to make money and generate ratings by doing this (unlike, say, their prime-time schedule). Also, it's not as if they are the best-managed network out there, so why would anyone expect them to be creative?

ETA I have watched only a few minutes of the Olympics this year, and don't plan on watching much more. As I get older, I find it is important to keep your blood pressure under control, and repeatedly screaming at the television is not a good way to do that.

I am just delighted about the prospect of another blizzard in the mid-Atlantic because I haven't shoveled snow in four days and my muscles are beginning to atrophy.

icurhere2 Feb 16, 2010 9:00 pm


Originally Posted by Phudnik (Post 13404340)
Also, it's not as if they are the best-managed network out there

That's an understatement!

Trustguy Feb 16, 2010 9:03 pm

Greetings from HR Irvine. There was a company hosted wine tasting, and the managers suggested that I stay near the office after the tasting. I had a whole glass of wine but decided to still stay down here. Hey, a stay is a stay. ^

ssullivan Feb 16, 2010 9:10 pm


Originally Posted by sdm1130 (Post 13404279)
Interesting conclusion to the story about the body found on a DL 772 at NRT.

WOW.

Phudnik Feb 16, 2010 9:11 pm


Originally Posted by icurhere2 (Post 13404365)
That's an understatement!

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Litotes

:D

icurhere2 Feb 16, 2010 9:13 pm


Originally Posted by Trustguy (Post 13404378)
Hey, a stay is a stay. ^

They want to ensure you have a few hundred thousand Hyatt points.

COFreqFlyer Feb 16, 2010 9:17 pm

Good night, box.

Trustguy Feb 16, 2010 9:19 pm


Originally Posted by icurhere2 (Post 13404415)
They want to ensure you have a few hundred thousand Hyatt points.

Corporate rate includes 1,000 point bonus. That with Diamond amenity points and G2 and we have a winner. Unfortunately regency club is open.

Brituchenite Feb 16, 2010 9:20 pm


Originally Posted by ssullivan (Post 13404100)
My IAH-BPT flight this past Sunday night was loads of fun. We never climbed above about 3,000 feet, just high enough to get out of the gusty north wind that was battering the area. We had a crosswind landing at BPT while being tossed around by gusts over 40 MPH, and with only 13 people, including the crew, on board. Several times we were hit with gusts that made the plane feel like it had slammed into something head on in the air. At one point the side of the plane was visibly flexing in and out repeatedly as we were tossed around.

Oh, hi Box.

I fear you would have been scraping me off the ceiling! Either that, or holding your nose because I poo'd my pants ...:D:D:D:D:D


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