“There is ton of us on these flights essentially run between Northern and Southern California,” she said.
Southern California state legislators fly southwest so often that the ecosystem evolved around their charts, with lobbyists book flights at the beginning or at the end of a week in Hope of sits next to the deputy. southwestern accounts for more how half of traffic at Sacramento International Airport.
“The legislature is wholly dependent on on The Southwest is functioning,” said Tom Umberg, Democratic state senator. He moved to the state capital for years from Orange County and says the airline is the only real option for his 450-mile commute to work except for Interstate 5, the main north- South Highway, which runs through California.
Miss Friedman said that face seven o’clock drive if she couldn’t catch her regular Southwest plane from Burbank, which she considers a “giant flying bus”.
“I AM enjoy this,” she said. “I AM like there are no first class and everyone there eating the same Chex Mix or whatever it is for breakfast.”
Democrat, Ms Friedman said she usually sits with Republican senator from other part of Los Angeles County and use flight to catch up on work at least when the plane was not refueled with school groups on tours in Sacramento. However, this recent episode was sobering, she said.
“We do not have good state public transport system in California and us need make more to support our railroad networkshe said, planning for return of the Legislative Assembly next week in Sacramento. she has a couple of accounts in intelligence for That’s her added – as long as she gets there.
David Montgomery provided reporting from Austin, Texas.
