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Argentina: drunk woman forces pilot to invert the route

Buenos Aires, Argentina - After going out of control she felt sick on board

The pilot of a Boeing 767/300 airplane of the Chilean carrier LAN, from Buenos Aires to Miami, was forced yesterday to invert its route and land in the departure airport after a drunk passenger on board went totally out of control. The woman, according to witnesses, got on the plane already in a clear state of inebriation. She is also understood taking a huge dose of sedatives. The mix brought her...

AVIONEWS - World Aeronautical Press Agency - 1103064
Rome, Italy, 04/17/2009 14:32
AVIONEWS - World Aeronautical Press Agency

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