Not Just Cats who are Having Lasers Shined at Them

While the previous post made a joke of cats fascination with lasers, The Economist has released a troubling article on the current trend in Canada and the United States for people/criminals to shine lasers at aeroplanes which are landing. The number of aircraft getting "hit" with lasers jumped 25% to 229 last year in Canada and from a staggering 2,836 in 2010 to 3,592 in 2011 in the United States. While the act can come with up to a C$100,000 ($98,000) fine and/or up to five years in prison under the Aeronautics Act in Canada many people are continuing to do it.

I say lets leave the laser pointing just for playing with cats. Endangering peoples lives is no joke!

Where are the world's busiest airline routes?

The Economist has a very interesting article on the world's busiest airline routes. Trips between Jeju and Seoul in South Korea come in at the top spot with 9.9 million passengers per year. Impressively, Melbourne- Sydney comes in 5th with a little over 7 million passengers.

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http://www.economist.com/blogs/graphicdetail/2012/05/daily-chart-8