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Open-Air Terminals Enabled Easy Boarding
- Early airport design let passengers walk from curb to plane without ID or searches, like boarding a train.
- Brendan Eichner describes this lax setup as intentional and normal in the 1950s and 60s.
1961 Hijackings Often Aimed For Cuba
- The hijacking epidemic began in 1961 with individuals forcing planes to Cuba.
- Eichner recounts early hijackers like Antulio Ramirez Ortiz who forced flights to Havana.
Hijackers Sometimes Found Unexpected Sanctuary
- Hijackers later flew to distant countries and sometimes became folk heroes.
- Eichner tells the story of Rafael Miniciello flying from LA to Rome and being celebrated there.