An alarming attitude

July 28, 2026 — 9:00pmSteven Lee of Coonabarabran “was on a flight out of Sydney airport on Monday. They had announced that at 2pm there would be the test alert signal sent through, but as people should already have their phones set to airplane mode there should be nothing to worry about. Sitting on the tarmac at 2pm, several phones started making alarming noises with their embarrassed owners scrabbling to silence them with the rest of the passengers staring daggers at them. So much for following instructions. At least we know that the alert works.”Also up in the air is Phil Kanaley of Glebe who “might pop down to Gleebooks to see Alan Joyce and Fran Kelly. No doubt this will be quite popular, so, after getting through security, I expect to be seated in a 3-4-3 configuration with limited l