My brother happens to work for an airline in Hawaii. However, his incessant prodding isn’t the reason I am writing this blog. In a story that has made headlines in the “Aloha State” and beyond one has to wonder about the powers airline staff wield in the name of “safety.” Last week a 16-year-old girl who was returning to Hawaii from a school spring break trip to Washington D.C. and New York was kicked off her flight for coughing too much. Rachel Collier was escorted off a Continental Airlines flight departing Newark, New Jersey for Honolulu right before take off. … Continue reading →