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Old July 20th, 2007, 07:22 PM posted to rec.travel.air
cph
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By Chris Walsh, Rocky Mountain News
July 20, 2007
It can seal a broken window, remove lint from clothing and repair a
vacuum hose.

Duct tape also can be used to strap down unruly airline passengers.

The versatile adhesive is a common airline restraining device, used as
a last resort when flight attendants need to keep someone seated.

It almost reached that point on Frontier Airlines Flight 108, when an
attendant grabbed a roll of duct tape after trying to calm down Tamera
Jo Freeman, who disrupted a flight from San Francisco to Denver and
allegedly abused her kids.

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http://www.rockymountainnews.com/drm...637384,00.html

also read: http://www.rockymountainnews.com/drm...637385,00.html

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Old July 21st, 2007, 07:25 AM posted to rec.travel.air
george
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On Jul 20, 8:22 pm, cph wrote:
By Chris Walsh, Rocky Mountain News
July 20, 2007
It can seal a broken window, remove lint from clothing and repair a
vacuum hose.

Duct tape also can be used to strap down unruly airline passengers.

The versatile adhesive is a common airline restraining device, used as
a last resort when flight attendants need to keep someone seated.

It almost reached that point on Frontier Airlines Flight 108, when an
attendant grabbed a roll of duct tape after trying to calm down Tamera
Jo Freeman, who disrupted a flight from San Francisco to Denver and
allegedly abused her kids.

[...]http://www.rockymountainnews.com/drmn/local/article/0,1299,DRMN_15_56...

also read:http://www.rockymountainnews.com/drm...299,DRMN_15_56...


Just don't try to bring it on board yourself.

George

 




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