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There’s a Jet2 pilot comes to the ‘drome. She once told me that if a passenger fucks about and they have to land anywhere other than the planned destination it’s a £50k fine straight away.
£35k for a 2 fighter jets escort seems pretty bargainous.
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I work at the Winnipeg airport.
A few times there have been emergency landings due to drunk assholes. 50k barely covers the cost. It's not just one plane, every plane in the stack has to be rescheduled, runways have to be cleared, takeoffs and landings are all screwed up, hundreds of people can miss their connections.
Anyone who gets drunk/high/stupid and causes this should have a lifetime ban worldwide.
davidual
https://www.theguardian.com/world/2019/jul/18/abusive-woman-billed-for-85000-after-raf-scrambled-to-escort-plane
£85k fine for getting pissed, hopefully she won't be able to afford to go on holiday for a good while