When a mother called Tampa International Airport about her 6-year-old leaving his stuffed tiger at the airport, airport officials quickly found the missing feline. Before the family returned on June 11 and picked up Hobbes, Airport Operations Center manager Tony D'Aiuto decided to take him on a series of adventures around the airport.
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Hobbes experienced working life, meeting with airport officials hard at work.
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Hobbes met up with airport firefighters on the job.
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Hobbes clearly had a hard time picking one flavor at the gelato shop.
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Who doesn't want to ride the luggage cart at the airport hotel?
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Even Southwest Airlines got in on the fun, showing Hobbes around an aircraft parked at the gate.
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When Owen Lake, age 6, returned to Tampa and picked up Hobbes from the airport's lost and found department, manager James Parker presented him with a photo book of Hobbes' tour.
