The indignity! Abe Lincoln flies coach!

[babylonsister]

http://www.examiner.com/blogs/Yeas_and_Nays/2007/9/20/Abe-on-a-Plane

Abe on a Plane
September 20, 7:20 PM
Madame Tussauds flew its wax statue of Abraham Lincoln to D.C. on a Delta Shuttle flight on Thursday. Abe rode in the coach section with regular, non-presidential passengers. As for how they got him to sit down, a spokeswoman informs us that he will be depicted in a seated position in the wax museum, which opens in Penn Quarter on Oct. 5th.

[sinkingfeeling]

1. That's so cool! Wish I'd been on the flight!

[TornadoTN]

2. I'd glady sit beside Abe

After some of the people that I have had to sit beside on flights lately, I'd jump at the chance to sit near Abe.

[riqster]

3. I'd settle for a flight that is underbooked, like that one!

Abe would be a bonus.

[babylonsister]

4. I noticed those empty seats, too - a rare sight these days. nt

[ProdigalJunkMail]

7. are you kidding?

that is just the Medallion members with status...

sP

[riqster]

8. It looks like an Airbus all-cattle config to me.

I have been on a fair few of those: six-across, no separation in the cabin, very democratic in that everyone is equally crammed in. Pretty common for short-hauls, which is what the Shuttle does. Aer Lingus and Delta both dote on that layout.

[DefenseLawyer]

5. Unfortunately

the wax former president wouldn't stop staring menacingly at the flight attendant during the safety instructions, so he was melted down by the flight crew.

[FredScuttle]

6. I don't like the looks of him

those kooky eyes that never blink, the wacky extremist beard-with-no-moustache, the weird clothes...

LET'S ROLL!