Gadling

  • Asia   
  • Europe   
  • Africa   
  • Middle East   
  • North America   
  • South America   
  • Central America   
  • Oceania   
  • Adventure Travel   
  • Budget Travel   
  • Travel Tech   
  • Luxury Travel   
  • Photography   
  • Airlines   
  • Hotels   
  • Cruises   
  • Food & Drink   
  • Arts & Culture   
  • A Skift Property

  • Keep in Touch

    Sign up for our newsletters

    By submitting this form, you agree to receive email communication from Skift and our partners.

  • Latest News

    • Austria in 6 Cakes: Poppy Seeds are Popular
      Gadling
    • Austria in 6 Cakes: The Sachertorte Saga
      Gadling
    • The New Travel Loyalty Leaders Aren’t Hotels or Airlines — They’re Banks
      Skift
    • A Viral AI Bot Just Showed Travel What Frictionless Actually Means
      Skift
    • Blackstone Plans $7 Billion IPO of Spanish Resort Owner Hotel Investment Partners: Report
      Skift
Travel Security / Video

Taiwanese make video about Michelle Obama’s air traffic control controversy

by McLean Robbins on Apr 21, 2011



What do you do when the plane carrying Michelle Obama has its safety compromised due to a sleeping air traffic controller? If you’re in Taiwan, you make an animated video about it, naturally. Our friends at AOL Travel have the full scoop on the controversy, but we have your main location for a laugh.

Tags: air safety, air traffic controller, air traffic supervisor, AirSafety, AirTrafficController, AirTrafficSupervisor, animated video, AnimatedVideo, Michelle Obama, MichelleObama, Taiwan, video

Up Next

  • Video Of The Day: London To Brighton In 60 Years
    Gadling
  • Video Of The Day: Phantom Footage
    Gadling
  • Go Outside: Here's Why You Need To Leave The House
    Gadling
  • Venice Tests Flood Barriers
    Gadling
  • Marriott CEO Anthony Capuano: Loyalty, Luxury, and Hotel Tech — Full Video, Skift Global Forum 2024
    Skift
Hotel Industry NewsHotel Industry News
For the Long Haul: Lessons on LongevityFor the Long Haul: Lessons on Longevity
Skift Travel Megatrends 2022Skift Travel Megatrends 2022
Airline Industry NewsAirline Industry News

More Stories from Our Friends

  • RSS feed: Skift Skift

    • A Viral AI Bot Just Showed Travel What Frictionless Actually Means
    • Blackstone Plans $7 Billion IPO of Spanish Resort Owner Hotel Investment Partners: Report
    • Europe Prepares New Law to Support Cities’ Airbnb Crackdowns
    • Biggest Innovators in Travel and Hospitality: Summer 2026
    • The New Travel Loyalty Leaders Aren’t Hotels or Airlines — They’re Banks
  • RSS feed: Airline Weekly Airline Weekly

    • Why U.S. Airlines Are Betting Big on Europe in 2027
    • Surprisingly Great in Troubled Kuwait
    • Qatar Airways: Skift Global Forum Preview
    • Skift Global Forum 2026: Aviation Preview
    • Turkish Airlines' Turbulent Quarter
  • RSS feed: Skift Daily Briefing Podcast Skift Daily Briefing Podcast

    • The Southwest You Grew Up With Is Gone
    • Travel's Biggest Names Just Walked Into the White House
    • Airbnb Just Poached Booking.com's Hotel Boss
    • That Stunning Hotel You Found on TikTok Might Not Be Real
    • Google Just Made Hotel Booking Part of the Chat
    • Dolly Parton Left Behind a Legacy That Draws 2 Million Visitors a Year
    • Wall Street Is Finally Buying Into Airbnb's Growth Story
    • Black Tomato Just Did the Opposite of Every Other Travel Company
  • RSS feed: EventMB EventMB

    • An error has occurred, which probably means the feed is down. Try again later.
  • ©2026 Gadling   
    • About   
    • Contact