US Airways confirmed Tuesday that a scheduled flight between Boston and Washington, D.C., was diverted Saturday so some stranded passengers -- including President George W. Bush's twin daughters -- could get on the plane....I'd read about this earlier today, and while I was debating whether to publish it, I've decided it's finally time to go ahead.
A representative for US Airways said the decision to divert the plane had nothing to do with the Bush twins. In fact, the representative said US Airways often diverts planes for such problems, but could not provide an exact number when asked.
At first I thought, maybe US Airways is telling the truth. Maybe they DO do this all the time - say, as often as they lose my luggage. Then I got to thinking - I've NEVER been on a flight that's been diverted to pick up additional passengers on the way. That's just bizarre. And when asked how many planes they divert like this - since they claimed they do it all the time - the US Airways rep had no answer. Hmmm...
Now, sure, they picked up 22 other passengers in addition to the Busch twins (this is my new spelling for them). But if I were doing a special favor for the Bushies, I'd let other passengers on too in order to give me cover, and ensure that the special perk wasn't so glaringly obvious.(Thanks to Garrett for reminding me about this article.)
