25.03.2025 11:11
On a flight from the USA to China, one of the pilots forgot his passport, causing the plane to turn back. The aircraft, which had 257 passengers and 13 crew members, landed in Shanghai 6 hours later than scheduled.
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The United Airlines 787 aircraft, which took off from Los Angeles, USA, to Shanghai, China's largest city, had to return after it was discovered that one of the pilots did not have his passport with him.
DELAYED BY 6 HOURS
The flight UA 198 took off on Saturday at 14:00 local time with 257 passengers and 13 crew members, heading northwest over the Pacific Ocean towards Shanghai. According to reports from the FlightAware website, the aircraft returned about two hours later, was redirected to San Francisco, and landed around 17:00 local time. The aircraft took off again around 21:00 with a new crew and landed in Shanghai approximately 6 hours later than scheduled.
"HE SAID HE FORGOT HIS PASSPORT IN A VERY ANGRY VOICE"
Chinese passenger Yang Shuhan, who was on the flight, told CNN International that he heard the pilot say over the intercom that he "forgot his passport" in a "very angry voice." United stated, "The pilot's passport was not on the plane. We arranged a new crew to take our customers to their destination that evening. Our customers were provided with meal vouchers and compensation."
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