A plane en route from Los Angeles to Shanghai was forced to turn around, influenced by a rare incident
UNN reports with reference to CNN and FlightAware.
The plane with 257 passengers and 13 crew members on board took off on March 22 from Los Angeles, USA, heading to the Chinese city of Shanghai. The plane flew over the Pacific Ocean towards Asia for two hours. Suddenly, the pilot made a U-turn, redirecting the Boeing 787 of the American airline United Airlines to San Francisco, where it landed around 17:00.
Your flight has been redirected to San Francisco due to an unexpected problem with the crew that needs to be replaced
Passengers, meanwhile, had to leave the plane in San Francisco. It took some time before United was able to present a fresh crew.
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Only after some time was the reason for this unique incident revealed:
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Chinese passenger Yang Shuhan, who shared her experience with CNN, said she heard the pilot's frustrated voice over the intercom saying he "forgot his passport."
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Eventually, flight UA198 landed in Shanghai seven hours late. Thus, the journey took twice as long as originally planned.
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