Reply #44: Are you joking - WHO do you think sits in the first class cabin of an Air France jet?

[jberryhill]

Aside from the fact that the hotel management and staff would definitely know people in France, I would expect that the first class cabin of an Air France jet at JFK is definitely populated by some well-connected French folk.

It is pretty normal that the last thing people do before the plane leaves the ramp is communicate their current flight status to folks at their destination. While electronics are supposed to go off when the cabin door closes, you see lots of folks texting and tweeting right up to taxiing.

And terminology of US criminal procedure is not some sort of universal knowledge.

That would be a very juicy thing for someone to communicate, no?