Vick flies into trouble
April 26, 2007 at 8:37 am by Jake Gantz in NewsMichael Vick can’t seem to catch a break when it comes to his commercial flights these days.
The Atlanta Falcons quarterback was scheduled to speak at a Capitol Hill breakfast Tuesday morning, where he was to receive an award for his work with his foundation helping to improve after-school programs in Georgia and Virginia.
Vick was a no-show. And the whole thing has escalated into a bru-ha-ha between Vick and AirTran.
According to press reports, Vick was scheduled to arrive in Washington, D.C., Monday night on an 8:35 p.m. AirTran flight from Atlanta. He missed the flight because he arrived late in Atlanta on his connecting flight from Tampa, where he played in teammate Warrick Dunn’s charity golf tournament. AirTran confirms that Vick’s plane from Tampa landed in Atlanta at 8:38 p.m.
So what’s the issue? Well, Vick was rescheduled on a 10:50 p.m. flight that he also happened to miss — and therein lies the problem.
Vick claims that his “travel situation” did not allow him to make it D.C. on time to appear in front of Congress. It all seems a little fishy, though, since Tad Hutcheson, a spokesman for AirTran, said that Vick was confirmed and had been notified of his rebooking on the 10:50 p.m. flight.
Vick’s mother, Brenda Boddie, accepted the award on Vick’s behalf, as she was able to make it to the breakfast.
Vick makes more than enough money to charter a jet. With all of the trouble that commercial take-offs and security lines have given him this year, NetJets might be a good investment for the fellow.
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April 26th, 2007 at 11:21 am
How many people are taking bets that this is Vicks last year as a Falcon? Blanke and the boys don’t tolerate much bad behavior. That combined with now Superbowl will send him packing.