Bad Air Day

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The boarding passes all reference a certain type of event (which is not related to aviation). It may be useful to think about the set of "From" cities.
start, heavy

This puzzle is about unusual fashion shows (the sole reason for the aviation theme is so we could make the "runway" pun).
id, fashion shows

Google is helpful for finding some of these shows (e.g. queries like "popcorn fashion show" should bring up the right results, which you can confirm with the location/date). The boarding passes are sorted in alphabetical order by brand, which can help with researching the harder ones.
fashion shows

For each of the fashion shows, the first (or one of the first) look matches one of the planes.
extraction

Index the number on the plane into the name of the matching brand. You will get a phrase that indicates some action you need to do - submit this phrase into the answer checker for more information.
The planes are at the front of the line and ready for takeoff, but it looks like something unusual’s going on.
Mystery Airlines
From CDG
To BOS
Date 3/2006
Gate MH21
Seat 1A
Status: Canceled
Reason: We just checked the airplane and it turns out it's actually a hologram. Whoops.
Mystery Airlines
From CDG
To BOS
Date 3/2020
Gate MH21
Seat 1A
Status: Canceled
Reason: The airstrip is submerged under several inches of water. Also, the sky looks really weird right now.
Mystery Airlines
From JFK
To BOS
Date 2/2018
Gate MH21
Seat 1A
Status: Canceled
Reason: Someone made way too much popcorn and now there's popcorn everywhere.
Mystery Airlines
From CDG
To BOS
Date 10/2015
Gate MH21
Seat 1A
Status: Canceled
Reason: Just kidding, everything looks normal.
Mystery Airlines
From PEK
To BOS
Date 10/2007
Gate MH21
Seat 1A
Status: Canceled
Reason: We just noticed the Great Wall of China cuts right through the middle of our landing strip.
Mystery Airlines
From MXP
To BOS
Date 2/2018
Gate MH21
Seat 1A
Status: Canceled
Reason: Looks like some surgeons set up an office on the tarmac. Also, whoever built our airplanes attached an extra cockpit to a bunch of them?
Mystery Airlines
From CDG
To BOS
Date 10/2011
Gate MH21
Seat 1A
Status: Canceled
Reason: Instead of going on your flight, you should go ride the merry-go-round outside!
Mystery Airlines
From JFK
To BOS
Date 2/2018
Gate MH21
Seat 1A
Status: Canceled
Reason: There's an alien invasion!! We're being attacked by a giant robot!!
Mystery Airlines
From JFK
To BOS
Date 9/2019
Gate MH21
Seat 1A
Status: Canceled
Reason: There's a large choir outside that won't stop singing and let us take off.
Mystery Airlines
From CDG
To BOS
Date 3/2012
Gate MH21
Seat 1A
Status: Canceled
Reason: Someone replaced our landing lights with two bars of fire.
Mystery Airlines
From JFK
To BOS
Date 2/2012
Gate MH21
Seat 1A
Status: Canceled
Reason: Someone left a bunch of coffins outside… Wait, are people rising from the dead?
Mystery Airlines
From LHR
To BOS
Date 1/2014
Gate MH21
Seat 1A
Status: Canceled
Reason: It's raining.