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"&lt;img alt=\"1207_alec_baldwin_tmz_bn\" src=\"http://ll-media.tmz.com/2011/12/07/1207-alec-baldwin-tmz-bn.jpg\" /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Alec Baldwin&lt;/strong&gt; just went OFF about American Airlines, its employees, post 9/11 travel, and the entire airline industry -- and best of all ... this rant came wrapped in an apology.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;In his letter, just published on &lt;a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http://www.huffingtonpost.com/alec-baldwin/american-airlines_b_1135201.html?ref=entertainment&amp;amp;ir=Entertainment\"&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Huffingtonpost.com&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/a&gt;, Baldwin begins by apologizing to passengers on yesterday's flight ... saying, \"It was never my intention to inconvenience anyone with my 'issue' with a certain flight attendant.\" He claims the woman singled him out to \"make some example of me.\" &lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Baldwin continues ... \"It's no secret that the level of service on US carriers has deteriorated to a point that would make Howard Hughes red-faced. Filthy planes, barely edible meals, cuts in jet service to less-traveled locations.\" &lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;He also claims the industry used 9/11 \"as an excuse to make the air travel experience as inelegant as possible.\"&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;In his closing shot, Baldwin says many flight attendants \"walk the aisles of an airplane with a whistle around their neck and a clipboard in their hands,\" and make air travel a \"Greyhound bus experience.\"&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Best apology ever.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;em&gt;Note to Alec&lt;/em&gt;: On Greyhound, you can play \"Words with Friends\" all you want.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http://www.tmz.com/photos/2011/12/07/4195-alec-baldwin-through-the-years\"&gt;&lt;img alt=\"1207_alec_baldwin_footer\" src=\"http://ll-media.tmz.com/2011/12/07/1207-alec-baldwin-footer.jpg\" /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;!-- relatedlinks --&gt;"^^<http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema#string>
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