Holy Hala! Newark Airport's Having a Kree-sis! Flight Cuts Loom!

Ground Control to Major Problems

Greetings Earthlings! Carol Danvers here reporting live (well not really live more like pre written for your convenience) on a situation that's got me saying 'Son of a Goose!' louder than when I accidentally set Goose loose on the Skrulls' ship. Apparently Newark Liberty International Airport is having a bit of a… kerfuffle. We're talking equipment failures controller shortages – the whole shebang. Transportation Secretary Sean Duffy (no relation to that other Sean Duffy I hope) is even saying it’s gonna spread. Not exactly the news I wanted to hear after dealing with intergalactic empires. Reminds me of the time the Kree tried to upgrade their communication system. Let’s just say Ronan the Accuser wasn’t thrilled with the glitches.

Ninety Seconds of Terror (and Flight Delays)

So here’s the lowdown. Air traffic controllers at Newark temporarily lost the ability to you know CONTROL AIR TRAFFIC. For 90 whole seconds! That’s like an eternity when you’re hurtling through the sky in a metal tube. They couldn't see or talk to the planes. Ninety seconds people! That's almost enough time for Goose to cough up another Tesseract. Then add in some stressed out controllers taking trauma leave and another equipment failure the following Friday. The FAA is stating that there was a 'telecommunications issue' while they ensure that redundancies were working as designed. Right. And I'm just a mild mannered journalist. Sure. All this reminded me of the time I lost contact with Fury on one of my missions. Not fun.

Runway Rumble and Executive Grumbles

To make matters worse they're doing runway construction *during* the summer travel season? Seriously? It’s like the Kree scheduling target practice next to a Skrull nursery. Executives are not happy and neither would I be. I am pretty sure my intergalactic flights have better planning than this. I can hear the airport executive's complaints from here. If this was an alien invasion they would be begging me to 'sort it out'.

$31 Billion? That's a Lot of Cat Food!

Secretary Duffy alongside airline CEOs unveiled some grand plan to fix things. The price tag? A cool $31 billion. Congress needs to cough it up. That's enough to buy Goose a lifetime supply of the finest Flerken delicacies. United Airlines CEO Scott Kirby is especially vocal about cutting flights. Apparently the FAA is approving more flights than the airport can handle. As Kirby put it "This math doesn't work." Sounds like someone needs a lesson in binary code from a certain Skrull friend of mine. Maybe I will go ask Talos.

The Wednesday Showdown

So what's next? A meeting. A meeting at 9 a.m. on Wednesday. Apparently that’s when the FAA and the airlines are going to hash things out. I bet there will be a lot of finger pointing and promises to do better. Sort of like when the Avengers try to decide who gets the last shawarma. I will bet Thor will want the last one. Seriously though I hope they can sort this mess out. The people of Earth deserve to get to their destinations without wanting to tear their hair out.

Higher Further Faster… to the Airport Lounge!

Alright folks that’s all from your friendly neighborhood Captain Marvel. I’m off to solve an intergalactic crisis (slightly less stressful than Newark apparently). Hopefully by the time I get back you'll be able to fly in and out of Newark without wanting to scream into the void. Remember to buckle up stay hydrated and if you see any Skrulls tell them Carol sent you...maybe offer them an in flight snack. And for the love of Hala someone get Goose some more catnip.