United Airlines Flight Delayed After Pilot Forgets Passport Mid-Air
- A United Airlines flight from Los Angeles to China had to return when a pilot forgot their passport, as stated by United Airlines.
- Flight 198, carrying 257 passengers, turned back two hours into the flight and landed in San Francisco around 5 p.m.
- United Airlines arranged for a new crew to take the passengers to Shanghai later that evening, as noted by the airline.
- The replacement flight departed around 9 p.m. And arrived in Shanghai about six hours late, according to FlightAware.
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Plane forced to reroute flight after pilot reveals he forgot to bring his passport
United Airlines revealed in a statement with CNN that their 787 aircraft flying from Los Angeles to China had to take an unexpected turn back around after it had been discovered that one of the attending pilots had taken off without one of the most valuable essentials to bring for identification when travelling— his passport. Flight 198 was set to depart from the Los Angeles International Airport (LAX) at 2:00 PM last Saturday, carrying a total …
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