AIRPORT POLICE COMMANDANT APOLOGIZES TO IRATE TRAVELER
In a rather unprecedented but nevertheless courageous and highly-commendable move, the commandant of the Aviation Police at Entebbe International Airport issued a public apology to an angry traveler, printed in the country’s leading daily “The New Vision.” Days earlier, another letter to the editor was published complaining about three police officers behaving badly and by insinuation trying to extract a bribe over wrongful parking and other alleged offenses, including “talking back” to the officers concerned and “not being repentant.”
Senior Superintendent of Police Herman Owomugisha, however, not tolerating such alleged behavior and the subsequent smearing of the image of the aviation police by errant officers, responded publicly, including offering his mobile phone number, which the aggrieved traveler, and others finding themselves in similar situations, should call to provide immediate remedy. This outstandin
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“We left, no problem,” Gabriela said.
A few weeks later, the couple said they booked a one-way ticket back home on JetBlue and submitted the same paperwork but had issues at the gate.
“The lady who is checking your boarding pass is like ‘Oh, hold on,’” Gabriela said. “I was like ‘OK. You need to show them the paperwork.’”
Gabriela said a supervisor took a look at the documents.
“And the first thing that the supervisor said, ‘you’re the trainer of the dog?’” Gabriela said. “And I’m like yes.”
She said the man then asked what does the dog help her with.
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The promise of a guilt-free flying machine in every pot seems to be, if not on hold, at least in the waiting room skimming back issues of Aviation Consumer while hoping for a callback. Might be a long wait. Still, I’m optimistic, and as Ludditely-inclined as I am, I would love to fly an electric airplane. Again.
In my misapplied youth I spent funds yet to be earned on a 1951 35C Bonanza, which the previous owner had named Marlene, for reasons unknown. A second mortgage later, the V-tailed Beech had elbowed my Champ to the back of the hangar. After one flight, I realized this was the best airplane I’d ever flown and pledged we would never part. Unable to afford the upkeep, we separated after three years of flying and repairing; more of the latter than the former.
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