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I'll never complain about staying overnight at an airport

I'll never gripe after this guy's been at an airport for over 10 years. The link's a bit dated -- anybody know if he's still there?

Posted by Jake on 04/19/04 @ 11:02 AM
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And you thought a flight delayed a couple of hours was bad from gamewhore on 04/19/04 @ 01:02 PM:
If you've ever had to stay overnight at an airport you know how bad it can be. But what if you were stuck for over 10 years? Mehran Karimi Nasseri has been at Charles de Gaulle Airport in Paris since... (Read More)

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Alan E Brain said on 04/20/04 @ 07:19 AM:
As of September 12, 2003, yes, still there, 15 years after arriving.

Make that Sept 21, according to a
NYT article

More details from AirlineCrew.Net :
After a search on the Internet, I have learned that this story has been made into another movie to premiere this year, produced by Steven Spielberg and starring Tom Hanks, titled The Terminal. The scheduled release date of the film is June 18.



Brian Woodward said on 04/20/04 @ 07:27 AM:
Looks like this might be where the idea of this movie comes from...

http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0362227/

Jake Ortman said on 04/20/04 @ 09:21 AM:
Holy crap, they're making a movie about it? Sweet!

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