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Cold War Spook

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17. I was thinking about 35,000 feet.

Reply to Retrograde (Reply #15)

Fri Dec 29, 2017, 06:55 PM

Dec 2017

I was thinking about 35,000 feet.

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ANA flight's mid-air U-turn could result in criminal charges [View all] brooklynite Dec 2017 OP

Wonder if this one incident will result in our having to show our ID with boarding pass again Justice Dec 2017 #1

Flying internationally, I always have to show my passport with my boarding pass mainer Dec 2017 #10

Last time I flew international in March I had to show my passport and boarding pass to get on plane kimbutgar Dec 2017 #31

Not necessarily. You must show a passport to GET the boarding card demopilot Dec 2017 #33

In Frankfurt I had to show both when I boarded in March kimbutgar Dec 2017 #34

Sure, it's up to the local authorities. I think Frankfurt is very cautious demopilot Dec 2017 #35

Makes no sense if the boarding pass was scanned. truthisfreedom Dec 2017 #2

Yes, how did they pull this off? nt Irish_Dem Dec 2017 #3

Whenever I fly to and from Korea they require I show my passport rpannier Dec 2017 #4

I realize there are 'procedures', but that pilot was a dumb shit demopilot Dec 2017 #5

No metalbot Dec 2017 #7

Sorry. I don't buy that. Ms. Toad Dec 2017 #16

Not if he had a passport and a visa, which he probably did. demopilot Dec 2017 #18

The pilot? Do pilots check the manifest? Or take someone's word for things being in order? mpcamb Dec 2017 #8

I am sure the decision was made from above the pilot level. Scruffy1 Dec 2017 #14

Every pilot on every airline has absolute ultimate authority. demopilot Dec 2017 #19

But not until the doors close RainCaster Dec 2017 #30

I'm fairly confident the doors were closed demopilot Dec 2017 #32

Ya know considering how much of a pain in the ass NCDem777 Dec 2017 #6

Like in the movie "Airplane" YEAH! demopilot Dec 2017 #21

... RKP5637 Dec 2017 #27

SKY LAW! Salviati Dec 2017 #29

Just wait until George Foreman's sons try to fly to Japan... Rollo Dec 2017 #9

Rofl. miyazaki Dec 2017 #12

I don't see how this is a criminal thing mainer Dec 2017 #11

Why didn't the pilot take the third alternative. Cold War Spook Dec 2017 #13

Let the passenger off where? Retrograde Dec 2017 #15

I was thinking about 35,000 feet. Cold War Spook Dec 2017 #17

Westbound flights have even thousands of altitude demopilot Dec 2017 #20

Thank you Cold War Spook Dec 2017 #24

There is a military strip on one of the Aleutian Islands that miyazaki Dec 2017 #22

The Air Force still has a landing strip on Shemya. Cold War Spook Dec 2017 #25

You can't just throw a passenger out of a plane at 34,000 feet jmowreader Dec 2017 #23

Finding a seat is the big mystery here. Also, what alerted the attendants? Sneederbunk Dec 2017 #26

Finding a seat is easy if its not full. Even if it is, theres always the bathroom unblock Dec 2017 #28