Air Rage Expert Clears ‘Flubbies’ For Takeoff

Air Rage Expert Clears ‘Flubbies’ For Takeoff

SAN FRANCISCO (Wireless Flash) – An air rage expert will soon award some lucky U.S. airport with a dubious award: The first ever “Flubby Award.” Ted Celentino has created the Flubby to honor airports with the most “inconsistent security procedures.” Celentino says he receives at least 10 e-mails a week from travelers with first-hand accounts of how airport security experts dropped the ball. One guy had his allegedly lethal nail clippers confiscated before boarding, only to be given a sharp knife with his onboard meal. Another man’s truck was combed over by security at Mitchell Airport in Milwaukee, but the guards somehow overlooked a hatchet he keeps in the bed. The first Flubby winner will be announced on July 1, and Celentino says, under the circumstances, he’ll notify the winning airport by mail instead of delivering it personally.

Fri 05-24-02