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on September 26, 2013 in World News

Airline pilots asleep in the cockpit during long-haul flight

                        Airline pilots asleep in the cockpit during long-haul flight Two airline pilots have confessed to being asleep in the cockpit at the same time during a long-haul flight into the UK. The captain and his co-pilot on the packed 325-seat Airbus A330 had decided to take turns in having 20-minute naps during the journey on August 13. But less than two hours after take-off, both were reportedly asleep, leaving the plane cruising on autopilot with no-one to take control in the event of an emergency. They admitted what… View Article

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on July 31, 2013 in World News

Passenger Abandons Baggage to Avoid $1,400 in Fees

                          Talk about skipping out on the bill. A passenger on Delta Airlines early Tuesday left four of his seven bags at the Seattle-Tacoma International Airport, apparently because he didn’t want to pay more than $1,000 in baggage fees. NBC News reported Tuesday that the passenger, who was en route to New York’s JFK Airport, abandoned four bags to avoid $1,400 in fees. Ross Feinstein, a spokesman for the Transportation Security Administration, said the TSA was notified of the unattended luggage at around 1 a.m. local Seattle time… View Article

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