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AMERICAN AIRLINES ACCIDENTALLY SENDS WRONG PLANE TO HAWAII

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imageDALLAS, Texas (The Adobo Chronicles® ) – American Airlines (AA) accidently sent the wrong plane across the ocean from Los Angeles to Hawaii, a company spokesman confirmed to AFP Sunday.

In the August 31 incident first reported by transportation blogger Brian Sumers, the plane made it safely to Honolulu despite the error.

American Airlines spokesman Casey Norton said they were still looking into how the mix-up happened.

It appears that AA flight crew assigned to the flight from Los Angeles to Honolulu boarded the wrong plane. The pilots realized the error two hours into the flight while over the Pacific Ocean but decided to continue on to Hawaii.

They were flying a United Airlines plane!

Here’s the full story from AFP.

International, Tourism, Travel

FILIPINOS BETTER OFF THAN U.S. CITIZENS COME 2016 OLYMPICS IN RIO DE JANEIRO

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CaptureRIO DE JANEIRO, Brazil (The Adobo Chronicles® ) – Philippine citizens may have a hard time visiting the United States on business or tourism, but the Filipinos are better off than U.S. citizens when it comes to the 2016 Summer Olympics to be held next year in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil.

Philippine citizens need a visa to enter the United States and thousands are denied their visa applications year after year. This, despite the fact that U.S. citizens do not need a Philippine visa when traveling to the island nation as long as they do not stay beyond 30 days.

But when it comes to Brazil,  Filipinos have an advantage over U.S. citizens.  Philippine citizens do not need a visa to enter Brazil, but U.S. citizens do.

So when it comes to the 2016 Summer Olympics, Filipinos will have the last laugh, while U.S. citizens will be scratching their heads trying to complete and submit the strict visa application requirements.

Oh, did we already mention the visa processing fee of $160?

Last June, Brazil’s tourism minister said that the country may lift its visa requirements so that Americans can come to see the 2016 Rio Olympics, but nothing has yet been made official.

Travel

CAT ELUDES AIRPORT SECURITY SCREENING, SURVIVES 5-HOUR FLIGHT TO NEW YORK INSIDE CHECKED LUGGAGE

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Murphy (Photo courtesy of Willow Hegedus)

NEW YORK, New York  (The Adobo Chronicles® ) – Last year, a 16-year-old boy stowed away in the wheel well of a commercial flight from California to Hawaii survived, despite frigid temperatures at 38,000 feet and a lack of oxygen. That the boy made it to Maui alive after a 5 1/2- hour flight from San Jose was considered a miracle.

Today, yet another miracle happened on a flight from San Francisco to New York. This time, it wasn’t a young boy. It was a cat named Murphy.

Murphy had apparently sneaked into a luggage without the traveler noticing it. The luggage passed security check and all, and the cat made it through the 5-hour flight to La Guardia Airport with no problem.

It was only when the traveler arrived at his Manhattan apartment that he discovered Murphy as he was unpacking his luggage.

Murphy is owned by the traveler’s friend with whom he stayed during his visit to San Francisco.

While it is common knowledge that cats have nine lives, it is still unthinkable that Murphy survived the flight stuck in a luggage in the cargo hold of the Boeing 747 for five hours.

An investigation is now underway to determine how Murphy passed strict baggage security screening at the San Francisco International Airport. Surely, heads are gonna roll.

Regardless, Murphy’s owner in San Francisco is glad that his furry friend is safe and sound.

On the way back to San Francisco, Murphy will be in a crate, this time in the passenger cabin.

All’s well that ends well.