Travelling to and from America has become a waiting game
And the waiting could well get worse
Travellers on a flight to Spain last month found themselves in a stinky situation. An ailing passenger had trailed diarrhoea down the aisle, forcing the plane to return to Atlanta. For those flying into or out of America these days, poop is not the only hazard they may face.
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This article appeared in the United States section of the print edition under the headline “Coming, slowly, to America”
United States October 7th 2023
- Kevin McCarthy’s sacking deepens the chaos in American government
- Travelling to and from America has become a waiting game
- Republican parties in important swing states are falling behind
- The post-Title-42 lull in border crossings is over
- Detroit wants to be the first big American city to tax land value
- What America should really learn from Dianne Feinstein
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