I agree, it's surprising. I can't speak to the veracity of the story except to note that the link I posted was an exact clone of the AP story that was widely reported in the U.S.

A couple of Alaska news outlets seem to carry related stories:
http://www.newsminer.com/news/local_news...19bb30f31a.html
http://www.alaskadispatch.com/article/20...airport-taxiway

I would note that I have no political interest or agenda here; to me it's just another example of people blindly trusting a shiny box when they should be looking out the windows and thinking for themselves.

If this story was false/exaggerated and there is a more accurate description of what happened, I would be pleased to see it (and quite relieved as well).