Two hours after taking off from Los Angeles at the time of Shanghaia flight of the United Airlines It had to go back because one of the pilots he forgot the passport At home. This was admitted by the airline to the CNN, after the Chinese version of Instagram on Red Note had multiplied the protests for the delay of approximately Six hours With which the passengers finally managed to reach China.
The deviation
Flight Made 198and Boeing 787had started from LAX (Los Angeles International Airport) around 2pm last Saturday, with 257 passengers e 13 crew members On board and headed north-west on the Pacific Ocean. About two hours later, he made a large turn and was redirected to San Franciscowhere he landed around 17 local time.
The reason
“Il ball He didn’t have a passport with him, “he admitted United Airlines. “We organized a new crew to bring our customers to the destination that evening. Passengers were provided meal vouchers and a compensation“.
The new flight and the final delay
The flight with the new crew took off around 9 pm and landed in Shanghai with about Six hours late. Yang Shuhan, a Chinese passenger, told the CNN that he had heard the “very frustrated voice” of the pilot through the intercom, who said he had “forgotten the passport”.