incident at Miami airport involving Tony Blair

[DavidMn]

Ok, so I heard this little tidbit amongst all the Ford news and here's what I know. A British Airways flight landing at Miami international airport carrying British PM Tony Blair over shot the runway, but no one was hurt and there was only minimal damage on the ground. My #1 question here is:

WHAT THE HELL WAS THE LEADER OF ONE OF THE MOST POWERFUL NATIONS ON EARTH DOING ON A COMMERCIAL FLIGHT?