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@naturalgasbad@lemmy.ca to World News@lemmy.ml • 2 years ago

An airline passenger could face a $120,000 bill after fighter jets were scrambled when he joked about blowing up the plane

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An airline passenger could face a $120,000 bill after fighter jets were scrambled when he joked about blowing up the plane

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@naturalgasbad@lemmy.ca to World News@lemmy.ml • 2 years ago
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Spain sent two F-18 jets to flank an easyJet airliner after an 18-year-old said on Snapchat he was going to blow up the plane, per the BBC.
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    Guessing it gives them information on what is actually happening on the plane. If the pilots were being held against their will they could be following orders from a hijacker.

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      Sounds logical.

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