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In reply to the discussion: US anti-fascism expert blocked from flying to Spain at airport [View all]ancianita
(42,298 posts)28. I KNOW. I learned that I misread it. Thanks.
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I won't fly because the airlplane builders and air traffic control system sucks so bad..
mdbl
Thursday
#8
"Getting into the air and getting back down? That's a different story." Is it?
EX500rider
Thursday
#42
Statistically speaking, commercial airlines travel is the safest means of travel.
Gimpyknee
Thursday
#36
The feeling of safety is individually specific. What feels safe to me, may not feel that way to you or someone else. ❤️
littlemissmartypants
Thursday
#39
Why have a shutdown? The whole thing is a big ugly punishment of Americans, just like the big ugly bill before it.
ancianita
Thursday
#16
No good reason... the point of terrorizing their "enemies" is to instill fear.
ihaveaquestion
Thursday
#24
Possibly they want to keep him here for Trump's lackeys in Congress to grill him.
highplainsdem
Thursday
#9
It's likely more about the shutdown than about Bray himself. About 200 flights were cancelled from Mon to early Wed.
ancianita
Thursday
#14
I see. Thanks. I think I read that his flight was cancelled, and misunderstood it as THE flight that was cancelled.
ancianita
Thursday
#25
The Guardian's report says "the family were rebooked for Thursday evening...." We'll see if they get to leave.
ancianita
Thursday
#32
I expect we'll be reading more stories that constitute the regime's unfolding narrative about antifa.
ancianita
Thursday
#54
Flight was not cancelled. They had already checked in, went through security and were at the boarding gate.
ihaveaquestion
Thursday
#22
All who do not conform to the Reich will become Antifa and be made examples of.
hadEnuf
Thursday
#23
Amen. Because all they want is to publicly criminalize him as a leader of antifa.
ancianita
Thursday
#29
No proof at all this was the govt's doing, could just be a airline glitch nt
EX500rider
Thursday
#43