Travel Headline of the Day: ‘Iron Maiden Star Flies in to Help Stranded XL Passengers’

Travel Blog • Michael Yessis • 09.17.08 | 3:09 PM ET

Iron Maiden singer Bruce Dickinson is also a pilot, and he was among those called upon to pick up travelers stranded after the collapse of British travel outfitter XL. Said Dickinson: “I was just doing my job.”

Michael Yessis is the cofounder and coeditor-in-chief of World Hum.

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Frank 09.17.08 | 4:23 PM ET

Heavy metal saves the day!

Michael Yessis 09.17.08 | 4:55 PM ET

You expected less, Frank?

Frank 09.17.08 | 5:02 PM ET

Not from the Maiden.

TambourineMan 09.17.08 | 5:14 PM ET

Nice. Here’s a picture of Bruce saving the day:

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