Error: I'm afraid this is the first I've heard of a "trackback" flavoured Blosxom. Try dropping the "/+trackback" bit from the end of the URL.
Frontier Animals
Frontier Airlines merged with a couple of other small carriers last year, and there has been some question as to what name and insignia the combined entity would use. Yesterday they announced that the combined company will be Frontier, and they are keeping the tail animals, and even adding more of them.
This makes sense: established non-human spokescritters are extremely valuable, and it would be a waste to just discard them. (Not that I would be surprised by management doing something that stupid: big corporations are mind-boggling sometimes.)
I like the the animals - they give Frontier more personality than other airlines, and some ability to lauch at themselves (itself?). They haven't just been used for advertising. Quite often the crew welcomes or thanks the passengers on behalf of the animal (Jack the Rabbit, or whoever) on the tail of that particular plane, so the planes gain personality, too.
The airline employees like the animals too. A couple of weeks ago, while the decision was being made, Frontier pilots and other employees organized a 'keep the animals' rally in downtown Denver.
I wonder what animals I will ride with when I travel to my neice's wedding next month?
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