This seems to me to be a somewhat bizarre article. What publication did it originally appear in? The language of the article is oddly informal and non-journalistic, and the reporter did not seem to ask some of the most obvious and basic questions about the situation. Who is TransAtlantic Airlines? Where is it based? What are its U.S. contacts or agents? Who is this mysterious "Nigerian chief" who was interviewed but not identified, either by name or by title? Are any travel agencies or tour operators involved or implicated? Who sold the tickets on this semi-nonexistent airline? Frankly, the whole deal sounds like a Nigerian 419 scam to me, but the reporter treated it like some sort of aw-gee -we're-stuck-at-the-airport story. Personally, I'd sack the reporter and make a citizen's arrest for fraud of the guy with the bullhorn and anyone else who purported to represent the airline. -- Michael C. Berch mcb@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx On Monday, December 22, 2003, at 05:52 AM, LATIN AVIATION wrote: > Stranded at JFK for 5 Days, Planeload of Passengers Sees Glimmer of > Hope > > > By Stacey Sager > Hundreds of folks have been waiting for days for a plane that never > showed > up. It was scheduled to depart Kennedy Airport on Monday for two > African > destinations. This afternoon, those folks are still waiting, but there > is > hope. > > Stacey Sager reports from JFK.