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Qantas: laptop arrest obscuring more serious problems

This "laptop idiot" seems to be a big story in Australia. According to this article, he was escorted off a plane by counter-terrorism police after refusing to turn off a laptop as the plane landed. Later he was released and not charged. Here they say he could have been fined $2750. If you're wondering about he "laptop idiot" I did not come up with that.

This seems to be getting as much or more attention that more serious issues. This article talks about cancelled and delayed flights. Qantas isn't doing so well.

It wasn't that long ago when Qantas flight attendants expressed some concern over the safety of the airline. Here's the old blog entry, but the Yahoo article i linked to back then is gone so it may not be much use.

It seems Qantas hasn't quite recovered from a spat with their mechanics. Scary.

Posted by James Trotta at September 10, 2008 10:59 PM