Four-Hour Flight to Nowhere After Pilot Makes A Big Mistake
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A United Airlines flight to China turned into a four-hour journey to nowhere. The plane left Los Angeles on Saturday with 257 people on board. Two hours after takeoff, the pilot told everyone they needed to return to the U.S. because he forgot his passport.
Four hours later, they landed back in California. The airline had to pay for extra fuel, a new crew, and food for the passengers as they waited for the next flight.
This was a major blunder for the airline. One passenger on social media asked, “How could someone mess up this badly at work?”
This is not the only recent scandal for United Airlines. Last week, a man said a pilot forced him out of the bathroom with his pants around his ankles during a flight. He is now suing the airline. In another case, a mother said United asked her to remove her sick child’s breathing tube before takeoff. Her video on TikTok got over 1.3 million views.
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