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Bangkok, emergency landing because of a man armed with a knife

Bangkok, Thailandia - Arrested and examined, it seems the man has mental troubles

At 09:30 local time (04:30 in the morning Italian time), the pilot of a Gmg Airlines's airplane (Bangladesh carrier), flying from Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia to Dacca (Bangladesh), with 60 passengers on board, has been forced to stop the flight with an emergency landing at the "Don Mueang" airport in Bangkok, because of a passenger's agitation, Hasan Ali, which has scared the other passengers and the crew...

AVIONEWS - World Aeronautical Press Agency - 1088157
Rome, Italy, 04/08/2008 15:50
AVIONEWS - World Aeronautical Press Agency

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