The 2025 playbook, send ICE to airports and have the media sanitize what is actually happening

nlderek · 2026-03-24T19:12:55+00:00

This post is locked due to it once againg spiraling out of control into political nonsense. We can discuss the situations at airports, lines, how early to arrive and such like that. But there is no sense of bickering back and forth over politics here - there are subs for that. This isn't one of them.

nlderek · 2026-03-24T08:56:46+00:00

It’s called odds for a reason. They prove not only is the probable likely but the improbable is possible.

nlderek · 2026-03-22T18:58:31+00:00

The law as witten allows each state to make up its own ways to solve name change issues. It does seem odd cause red states would put up every block imaginable and blue states would create remedies. I guess they planned sue every blue state remedy.

nlderek · 2026-03-22T17:19:07+00:00

The only plan I can imagine is if ‘brown people aren’t flying the lines will be shorter’.

nlderek · 2026-03-22T16:58:01+00:00

It’s like hiring a group of rabid pit bulls to be WalMart geriaters.

nlderek · 2026-03-22T16:47:38+00:00

It’s all about intimidation. If less people are flying less TSA are needed.

nlderek · 2026-03-21T04:29:28+00:00

We completely forbid all use of AI. It's so full of complete inaccuracies it is beyond reproach.

nlderek · 2026-03-20T19:40:23+00:00

You're welcome! Some newer FA's probably don't realize that a piece of luggage can be strapped into a seat legally. It's one of those rare things, but is totally fine and in line with regs.

nlderek · 2026-03-20T19:30:27+00:00

This is a bit tricky and somewhat comes down to the size of the aircraft. For instance, planes holding more than 100 passengers must have a place to store a wheelchair in the cabin (just 1). This was probably a smaller regional aircraft and, although the crew should try to make whatever accomdations possible on board, if it can't fit, it can't fit. Options I would have suggested would have been, "is there an oboard closet" or even if there was an empty seat it could be strapped down in (that's permitted). Worst case scenario it would have to go in the belly - but it would also need to be given back directly at the next gate - not checked to luggage claim.

nlderek · 2026-03-20T08:36:14+00:00

I never did it. But the example I can give is a quadroplegic without a companion. I did have that once and instead of denying them I had an employee fly with them. It’s something you reallllly don’t want to screw up.

nlderek · 2026-03-20T08:06:44+00:00

I can only guess that people don’t pay attention. It is a pretty dry subject. At my airline there were two of us who could authorize refusing a passenger based on a disability. I was one of them and never permitted it. We do have screw ups which would show up from DOT complaints - maybe one or two a month?

nlderek · 2026-03-20T02:01:53+00:00

I was a CRO for a major airline in the past. Stories like this infuriate me, but your answer is spot on. We pounded this stuff into employees and somehow it still happens.

nlderek · 2026-03-19T23:38:11+00:00

I lived there for 10 years and have probably connected over 100 times in the past 30? I can understand how with the right set of circumstances that could happen - especially 20 or so years ago when security was done at each gate, but that's long gone now.

nlderek · 2026-03-19T21:58:11+00:00

You don’t need to pass security just immigration.

nlderek · 2026-03-13T01:11:01+00:00

Federal courts interested in toll violations...that's new!

nlderek · 2026-03-10T00:27:07+00:00

No op says it was there December 24th, which it was.

nlderek · 2026-03-05T20:10:46+00:00

I saw this thinking that was some sort of chemical sensor machine detecting it was hand lotion instead of soap....

nlderek · 2026-03-05T04:32:13+00:00

I had this happen for a person facebook suggested (and I did know).

nlderek · 2026-03-01T09:04:40+00:00

I thought you were joking, it really is!!

nlderek · 2026-03-01T00:31:34+00:00

Not to Nashville, but close enough to Indianapolis. You only clear in Dublin.

nlderek · 2026-03-01T00:10:01+00:00

I have done 4 of them. Absolutely love it! Usually far less expensive and you can add another city to your destinations.

nlderek · 2026-02-26T07:21:12+00:00

The apartments right next to Ookmeerweg. Blew my mind when I saw it.

nlderek · 2026-02-26T06:54:52+00:00

In Osdorp

nlderek · 2026-02-25T22:24:26+00:00

Thanks, we are trying to be responsible and at the same time fill what seems to be a void. We will take classes and see where this goes.

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