He made it just in time
The 3 p.m. meeting of the Senate Education Committee already had started when Sen. John Goedde, R-Coeur d’Alene, finally made it back to Boise and slipped into his seat to chair the meeting.
“We did have an interesting set of circumstances today,” Goedde said. “But I am here.”
Goedde was one of seven North Idaho lawmakers stranded in Spokane after an early-morning Southwest flight headed down to Boise, circled over the foggy airport, and then returned and dumped its passengers back in Spokane. Goedde and Sen. Mike Jorgenson, R-Hayden Lake, ended up riding on a plane chartered by the Idaho Forest Association’s Jim Riley, who also was on the turned-back flight.
“I am really unhappy with Southwest,” Goedde said after his day-long odyssey. “They essentially knowingly stranded about 70 people in Spokane.” He added, “It was one of those days you’d just rather not remember when traveling.”
“We did have an interesting set of circumstances today,” Goedde said. “But I am here.”
Goedde was one of seven North Idaho lawmakers stranded in Spokane after an early-morning Southwest flight headed down to Boise, circled over the foggy airport, and then returned and dumped its passengers back in Spokane. Goedde and Sen. Mike Jorgenson, R-Hayden Lake, ended up riding on a plane chartered by the Idaho Forest Association’s Jim Riley, who also was on the turned-back flight.
“I am really unhappy with Southwest,” Goedde said after his day-long odyssey. “They essentially knowingly stranded about 70 people in Spokane.” He added, “It was one of those days you’d just rather not remember when traveling.”
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