Blog: For half-a-million dollars, a seat on this flight was a real steal

For the next several weeks, I read updates in Curaçao’s local newspaper and chatted with airline staff on my return trips to the island. As it turned out, three conspirators had been involved in the theft. One was an airline employee. The three were eventually indicted and sent to prison after leaving a conspicuous trail of spending, including the purchase of an automobile.