11.   One carriage crashed onto the platform, scattering waiting passengers.

12.   Romney said the best staging area for waiting passengers is Steiner Ice Arena, where figure skaters will practice during the Olympics.

13.   The waiting passengers spent the night at a nearby hotel and were scheduled to fly out Friday evening.

14.   In Kabul waiting passengers were merely told there had been an unexpected delay and the flight would proceed later in the day.

15.   Another sign of a lessening of tension was that the airport cafeteria reopened for waiting passengers.