There's a pretty simple explanation for this phenomenon. Obviously, the baggage handling crew observed the dog hair and vacuumed the bag prior to placing the bag on the arrival airport's carousel.

I'm surprised, though. I didn't know that Singapore Airlines or Cathay Pacific flew Santa Fe-Baton Rougue

I have lots of complaints, but greenholdt's comment got me:

"And the armrest on the aisle seat should be able to be pushed up and out of the way for entering and exiting the row, which would prevent other incidents of bruising for folks like me."

Most aisle armrests do lift, you just have to look for the release...sometimes it's at the back of the rest. I only discovered this a year or two ago.

I know Patrick hates media speculation, much less conclusions, but...from the "News Hour With Jim Leher", a usually reliable source:

Dean Meminger:

"And, at that point, they landed on the Hudson River. But, from very early on, people on the ground, in the Bronx at least, they knew something was wrong, because we did hear a loud boom. And, then, when we looked up in the sky, we saw the flames coming from the engine.

I did speak to a scuba diver from the New York City Fire Department who went into the water. He said, you know what? This pilot and crew, they did an amazing job with bringing this plane down on the water the way they did.

JIM LEHRER: And that was clearly -- or at least based on everything we have been told up to this point -- that that was when the birds hit -- hit those two engines, correct?

DEAN MEMINGER: Sure.

Well, I'm just the guy in row 34, but I'd bet the "boom" heard was more likely compresser stalls. Patrick can probably elucidate.

Kevin