I’m Sick of Blogging About the Weather…

...so let's talk about something completely random but still airport/travel-related. How about a dead dog posing a possible security risk?

Yeah, that works. This is perhaps the weirdest airline-related story that I have read in a very long time. Apparently a passenger flying on Contiental airlines from their Newark hub to Los Angeles was bringing a box with a dead dog along for the ride. Why? No one knows, apparently.

When this...er...unique carry-on item was discovered by the TSA, it was ordered that the box be screened at Continental's cargo facility. It was discovered after the flight departed that this request was not fulfilled. This then triggered a discussion about whether the flight should be ordered back due to the possible security breach.

The decision was made to let the flight continue onto Los Angeles as usual - which is good news for the passengers of course.

I have to say...why does stuff like this happen? I mean, kudos to the TSA for making a wise call here, but I doubt this is in the TSA training manual. How do you even prepare for this?

I know it's early...but this is a candidate for the most absurd travel-related story for 2011.