Strange action on board the aircraft. The pilot had to turn back

This is the course of the action like from a movie, but everything really happened. United Airlines pilot forgot to take … passport on a journey. He reminded him only when he was on his way to China. It was necessary to turn back the machine.

The forgetful pilot turned the plane

Last weekend, the Boeing 787 Dreamliner United Airlines machine on Stras Los Angeles – Shanghai was turned back after two hours of flight, when it was just above the Pacific. It was then that the pilot reminded that he lacks a passport. The case caused a huge confusion among the crew. However, passengers suffered the most – there were 257 of them.

If the remote control reached Shanghai without a passport, he could be detained and deported, and United Airlines would threaten a high fine. So a non -standard action was necessary, but it also had serious effects.

The lack of passport at the pilot was only the beginning of further problems. The turning plane landed in San Francisco, and after landing it turned out that the crew would run out of working hours to legally carry out such a long flight. It was necessary to take passengers out of the machine and look for a new crew.

The flight is delayed by 7 hours. It was waiting for passengers

The passengers again set off to Shanghai from San Francisco at 21 o’clock. They reached their destination with about 7 hours delay. The whole situation was considered an extremely compromising and encouraging reflection on what the price -packed ones look like when it comes to celebrating the aircraft crew.

As you know, tourists are controlled very carefully before departure, it turns out that this does not apply to pilots. The crew of the aircraft does not have to present passports before departure on international routes, because it is enough that during the check -in confirms the possession of the required documents. Controlling this is to be very rare.

In some cases, the forgetting passport by the pilot or flight attendant is not treated harshly. Sometimes immigration authorities accept official crew identifiers and a “general declaration”, containing a list of crew members, and allow entry. However, China is a country that has its very restrictive procedures.

United Airlines representatives issued a special statement. It was assured that injured passengers were apologized. “Everyone received vouchers for meals and compensation.” – Written. In many cases it was not enough, because travelers came for compensation and wait for the lines. “How could someone screw up work so much?” – one of the passengers wrote on social media.