L.A. journalist Joseph Mailander recounts on his blog (Joyrides Without Maps) how he got caught up in yesterday's cancellation of that Aeromexico flight to LAX, due to fears of Al-Qaeda. His plane from Leon was grounded and he spent the night in a Holiday Inn Express in industrial Silao.

Update 1:50 p.m.: Sean Bonner at blogging.la also had a recent travel security mishap. My air travel has gone smoother than expected so far, but I'm not done yet.