We got closer to the ground and I fretted that I couldn't spot the Boston skyline -- or even the ocean. What approach was this? As we touched down, the passengers applauded, but I was growing alarmed: this didn't look like Logan. I saw a fleet of gray military cargo planes outside a hangar. There were no passenger planes from my view, just wet tarmac and an overcast sky. Where were we?
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Thursday, May 19, 2005
On a Flight Diverted
Blogborygmi tells the story of being on a recent flight from Greece which was diverted when one of the passengers was found to be on a terrorist watch list.