Sunday, September 04, 2005
The Airport
With all the news and TV coverage of the Katrina disaster,
one fact has escaped the reporters.....With both the smaller
New Orleans Lakefront Airport and the larger Louis
Armstrong International Airport closed, one airport opened
up with not fanfare.....NO International......
Also, you have heard about the infusion of Army, Navy,
Marine and Coast Guard personnel into the disaster area....
Has anyone noticed that one branch of the military services
is missing?.....
Yes, despite that lack of electric power and flight control
operations, the Air Force re-opened New Orleans International
Airport in Kenner, LA......It then become one of the main
evacuation centers....Pumps
one fact has escaped the reporters.....With both the smaller
New Orleans Lakefront Airport and the larger Louis
Armstrong International Airport closed, one airport opened
up with not fanfare.....NO International......
Also, you have heard about the infusion of Army, Navy,
Marine and Coast Guard personnel into the disaster area....
Has anyone noticed that one branch of the military services
is missing?.....
Yes, despite that lack of electric power and flight control
operations, the Air Force re-opened New Orleans International
Airport in Kenner, LA......It then become one of the main
evacuation centers....Pumps