Reporter and Clown in “Unfinished Business”

In an airjam, there's a 3D gridlock in the air and no way out: the planes just slow down and stop. It's been known for years that an airjam could happen, but no emergency measures were ever made. The last-minute efforts of Transport Secretary John MacGregor this afternoon did little to help.

Is he always breaking things?

The irony is that while these people lie around like the dead, those in the air will actually die, and end up like the ratatouille these people ate at the canteens, which are responding to strong demand at the moment here.