Probably Insignificant Aviation News

Guys Behind That DFW Airport "Stuck" Video on How They Made It and Reaction To It

By Robert Wilonsky Fri., Jun. 17 2011 at 10:41 AM
Categories: Probably Insignificant Aviation News
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​You probably remember this: End of the day Tuesday we posted that video shot during the wee small hours of the morning at Dallas-Fort Worth International Airport in which West Coast photographers Joe Ayala and Larry Chen are having a cute, no-harm-no-foul home-alone moment at an American Airlines check-in desk, a shoe-shine stand and the Pappadeaux in Terminal A. When we posted it, it had been watched maybe a couple hundred times. But since then it's become National News, with many -- including DFW board member Betty Culbreath, who wrote, "Never again" in the comments Tuesday night -- wondering where the eff was security. It really blew up yesterday, after Jalopnik reposted a Channel 11 furrowed-brow account of the, cough, incident.

But DFW officials really aren't terribly concerned about it, issuing a statement -- via CBS News this morning -- that, look, "at no time did the filmmakers' activities present any level of danger or threat to flight safety. And by the way, they also picked up after themselves, including the restroom." You know who else isn't too terribly concerned: Ayala and Chen, who speak to Jalopnik today about the video shoot. (Our efforts to reach Ayala were, clearly, far less successful.) They explain the shoot, the sneaking-a-beer thing and other details intended to satisfy those who either think it's The Worst Thing That Ever Happened or The Fakest Story Ever Told. An excerpt:
There have been some rumblings in the press about some people at the airport being upset, have you spoken with them?

LC: We talked with one of the reps from the DFW airport and he was really cool about it.

JA: He told us that he used to shoot films or something and he appreciated of some of the shots we did. And he showed it to the CEO of the Airport and he really liked it.
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LaceyB
LaceyB

Welcome to DFW: home of the cancelled/delayed flight, and no one around who has any idea what to do about it.

If you are like my father, and insist on getting to the airport at 2am for a 5am flight, it wouldn't look terribly different from the guys in the video. Nothing's open, no one is at the gate yet...perfect time to manipulate shots and play around.

Chris Danger
Chris Danger

CBS11 needs to keep up the ratings during the summer, hence pushing this story. It was actually pretty entertaining and made me chuckle..

Also, Betty Culbreth is a nut, I just wanted to go on record saying that..:)

db
db

She might be a nut but she is our nut - kinda like Cuban is our owner

Granny
Granny

I saw the newscast, where several geezers complained and thought the whole thing was awful. As a geezer, I want to say that I thought it was fun. AND well done. Absolutely delightful. 

Rooster
Rooster

Much ado about nothing.  I can't believe people are actually getting their panties in a wad over this.

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