Word: orlandos
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...Orlando (Cachaito) Lopez, 76, came from a Cuban family of at least 30 bass players, including the legendary Israel (Cachao) Lopez. Having toiled for years as an unknown in his solo career, Orlando saw his talent properly revealed to the world after he helped form the popular Buena Vista Social Club...
...August, AirTran moved the departure time of its Orlando-to-Atlanta flight back by five minutes. Doesn't sound like much, but a five-minute delay in arrival in Atlanta meant the Gibsons had just 26 minutes to make their connecting flight - too short a window to be permitted. Therefore, Airtran's system automatically moved the family to an earlier flight to allow more than 30 minutes between flights...
...Unfortunately, the closest the Gibsons got to Mickey Mouse was on a criminally overpriced t-shirt in the Orlando International Airport gift store. That morning, the family had been informed by the hotel's independent airport shuttle service (not the airline, mind you) that they had been rebooked on an earlier flight departing at 3:59 p.m., more than two hours earlier than the Gibsons had planned. The schedule change meant they had to cancel their day at the park and endure a three-plus-hour layover in Atlanta with small children...
...Here's what happened, according to the airline: the Gibsons booked their tickets six months in advance. Their original Orlando-to-Buffalo itinerary included a 31-minute layover in Atlanta. The minimum allowable connection time is 30 minutes...
...airport in Orlando, the Gibsons asked about getting put back on their original flight, but despite having had seats for sale that day, the airline now says that flight was full, and the Gibsons could not be moved...