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Airport Worker Inadvertently Locked in Cargo Hold Takes Unexpected Trip to Philadelphia
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Posted on 03/25/2005 10:25:49 PM PST by cinnathepoet
MILWAUKEE (AP) - An airport worker loading baggage in Milwaukee got locked inside the cargo hold of an airplane that flew to Philadelphia. The worker was "a little stressed" but uninjured after the unscheduled flight, a spokeswoman for Midwest Airlines said Friday. The cargo hold was heated and pressurized.
The man was stowing a wheelchair aboard the plane when other employees closed the cargo door because they did not see him, airline spokeswoman Carol Skornicka said.
"He knew where it was going," she said. "He tried to get somebody's attention, but it didn't work. When it landed, he jumped out of the airplane and asked for a cigarette."
He later flew back to Milwaukee - in the passenger compartment.
"He wanted to finish his shift," Skornicka said. "We told him he should go home and rest."
She said the airline would review its procedures.
TOPICS: News/Current Events
KEYWORDS: airplane; airport; luggage; oops; worker
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Philadelphia Freedom.
To: cinnathepoet
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posted on
03/25/2005 10:26:49 PM PST
by
Darkwolf377
(An agnostic against abortion and "assisted suicide" based on hearsay)
To: nuconvert
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posted on
03/25/2005 10:29:01 PM PST
by
Pan_Yans Wife
(" It is not true that life is one damn thing after another-it's one damn thing over and over." ESV)
To: cinnathepoet
Wow, he really traveled economy class.
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posted on
03/25/2005 10:29:20 PM PST
by
pbear8
(Latin Mass - gotta love it!)
To: pbear8
Yeah, but still one level above "landing gear."
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posted on
03/25/2005 10:30:33 PM PST
by
cinnathepoet
(Directly, I am going to Caesar's funeral)
To: cinnathepoet
Wow, he should have at least stayed and caught a Sixers game.
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posted on
03/25/2005 10:40:17 PM PST
by
carl in alaska
(Blog blog bloggin' on heaven's door.....Kerry's speeches are just one big snore.)
To: carl in alaska
No Frills Passengers now arriving in the Baggage Claim
To: Darkwolf377
I like this guy's style.
Gimmie a gigarette and let me finish my shift.
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posted on
03/25/2005 10:46:52 PM PST
by
spectre
To: cinnathepoet
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posted on
03/25/2005 10:47:30 PM PST
by
xjcsa
(She died of loneliness...loneliness and rabies...)
To: cinnathepoet
"other employees closed the cargo door because they did not see him"
At least that is what they said...( wink , wink ).
To: BurbankKarl
Lol...it's cheap but you have to listen to dogs barking for two hours.
(who, who, who let the dogs out?)
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posted on
03/25/2005 10:59:59 PM PST
by
carl in alaska
(Blog blog bloggin' on heaven's door.....Kerry's speeches are just one big snore.)
To: cinnathepoet
Did he at least get frequent flier miles for the trip?
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posted on
03/25/2005 11:22:39 PM PST
by
Spktyr
(Overwhelmingly superior firepower and the willingness to use it is the only proven peace solution.)
To: cinnathepoet
Too bad it wasn't a first class seat.
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posted on
03/26/2005 12:05:53 AM PST
by
Wiz
To: cinnathepoet
You just can't make this stuff up!
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posted on
03/26/2005 12:08:29 AM PST
by
farmfriend
( Why oh why didn't I take the blue pill?!?)
To: cinnathepoet
Probably had more room there than if he was sitting in coach :o).
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03/26/2005 1:48:14 AM PST
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Aeronaut
(I fly because it releases my mind from the tyranny of petty things - Saint-Exupery)
To: pbear8
Wow, he really traveled economy class. Actually, he probably had more leg room than anyone on the aircraft. He DID miss the traditional Midwest Airline chocolate chip cookies.
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posted on
03/26/2005 2:34:03 AM PST
by
Knute
(W- Still the President!)
To: BurbankKarl
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posted on
03/26/2005 4:48:51 AM PST
by
nuconvert
(No More Axis of Evil by Christmas ! TLR)
To: cinnathepoet
Could they have heard him in the passenger compartment if he had hollered?
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