From the ArcaMax Publishing, Weird News Newsletter:
http://www.arcamax.com/news/weirdnews/s-557938-138628
NEW YORK (UPI) -- A New York man who lived in an IKEA store for a week
says he is targeting his "irrational fear" of flying by remaining on
an airplane for a full month.
Mark Malkoff, who made headlines last year for living in one of the
Swedish home products giant's stores for a week, said he struck a deal
with budget airline Airtran to allow him to spend a month taking as
many as 12 flights per day, the New York Post reported.
Malkoff said he plans to spend as much time as possible on the plane
during the monthlong odyssey, which began Monday with a flight from
New York to Atlanta.
"The only time I might get off is if I have to switch planes. Maybe
I'll go on the tarmac," he said.
Malkoff, a comedian, writer and filmmaker, said his deal with Airtran
allows him to document the experience on video, Twitter and his blog,
markonairtran.com.
He said his goal is to overcome an "irrational fear" of flying.
"I flew with my wife recently -- I gripped my wife's hand so hard it
was blue," he told the Post.
Malkoff refused to say whether he was receiving any money from
Airtran.