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Yahoo
27-03-2025
- Yahoo
Goober Pilot Forgets Passport, Forces Plane Bound For China To Turn Around Mid-Flight
Do you know that feeling of getting all the way to work and then realizing you left your cell phone at home? Well, multiply that by a trillion and you're about halfway to how one pilot felt after realizing he forgot his passport two hours into a trip to China. A United Airlines 787 flying from Los Angeles to Shanghai was forced to head back to the U.S. after one of the pilots noticed he didn't have his passport on him, NBC News reports. United Flight 198 left LAX around 2 p.m. on March 22 with 257 passengers and 13 crew members onboard. About two hours into the flight, the plane pulled a U-turn and was redirected to San Francisco, where it landed around 5 p.m., according to CNN. The airline issued the following statement to news outlets: "The pilot did not have their passport onboard," United said in the statement. "We arranged for a new crew to take our customers to their destination that evening. Customers were provided with meal vouchers and compensation." Read more: John Oliver Explains How All Of Boeing's Problems Can Be Traced Back To Stock Buybacks And Incompetent Leadership After the whole passport debacle was sorted out, the flight with a new crew took off from SFO around 9 p.m. and landed in Shanghai about six hours behind schedule. Here's a bit more on the experience of those onboard the flight, from a passenger who spoke with CNN: Yang Shuhan, a Chinese passenger on board, told CNN that she heard the pilot's "very frustrated voice" over the intercom, saying he "forgot (his) passport." After landing in San Francisco, Yang received two meal vouchers totaling $30, which she used for a meal at a Japanese restaurant in the airport. She said she also filed a compensation claim on United's website, where she was informed to expect a response within 14 business days. Another passenger told CNN that she appreciates the "honesty" of the pilot, but she's probably in the minority. Many other passengers complained on RedNote, a Chinese social media site, saying they were "outraged" and "speechless": "How could someone mess up this badly at work?" read a popular RedNote post appearing to be from another Chinese passenger on board. The post has gotten more than 10,000 likes. UA198 wasn't the only flight to get messed up because of this error. UA199, the reverse trip from Shanghai to Los Angeles, was also affected because the plane showed up so late. It has not been a banner couple of years for United or the aviation industry as a whole. Since the beginning of 2024, we've told you about a 737 Max hitting a coyote, a flight being diverted because some barfed so much it created a "biohazard", a plane gushing fluid before landing, a near-mid air collision that injured two passengers, and how the wheel of a 777 smashed through a parking lot after falling off during takeoff. It's been a rough few months for my favorite airline. Want more like this? Join the Jalopnik newsletter to get the latest auto news sent straight to your inbox... Read the original article on Jalopnik.
Yahoo
25-03-2025
- Yahoo
United Airlines flight to China diverted to San Francisco after pilot forgets passport
A United Airlines flight headed to Shanghai, China, had to turn around over the weekend after the pilot forgot to bring a passport, the airline company said. The mishap happened Saturday afternoon on United Flight 198 from Los Angeles International Airport to Shanghai Pudong International Airport. Data on showed the flight took off on time just before 2 p.m. but was diverted to San Francisco, landing just after 5 p.m. There were 257 passengers and 13 crew members onboard. United said in a brief statement that the pilot on the flight did not have their passport, so the plane had to return to California, where a new crew would take passengers to China. The plane left Saturday evening, about six hours behind schedule. The airline said passengers were given meal vouchers and compensation for the inconvenience. This article was originally published on
NBC News
25-03-2025
- NBC News
United Airlines flight to China diverted to San Francisco after pilot forgets passport
A United Airlines flight headed to Shanghai, China, had to turn around over the weekend after the pilot forgot to bring a passport, the airline company said. The mishap happened Saturday afternoon on United Flight 198 from Los Angeles International Airport to Shanghai Pudong International Airport. Data on showed the flight took off on time just before 2 p.m. but was diverted to San Francisco, landing just after 5 p.m. There were 257 passengers and 13 crew members onboard. United said in a brief statement that the pilot on the flight did not have their passport, so the plane had to return to California, where a new crew would take passengers to China. The plane left Saturday evening, about six hours behind schedule. The airline said passengers were given meal vouchers and compensation for the inconvenience.
Yahoo
25-03-2025
- Business
- Yahoo
Shanghai-bound United flight diverted to SFO after pilot forgets passport
(KRON) — A United Airlines flight was diverted to San Francisco International Airport (SFO) last Saturday because the pilot did not have his passport onboard, the airline said in an email to KRON4. United Flight 198 departed from Los Angeles International Airport (LAX) on Saturday at 1:45 p.m. and was bound for Shanghai, China. The plane took a detour and landed at SFO around 5:06 p.m., according to United Airlines' flight tracker. United arranged for a new crew, including the pilot, to bring the 257 passengers to China. There were 13 crew members onboard. Tony's Pizza, other San Francisco staples to open new locations at SFO United Flight 198 landed in Shanghai on Monday at 12:48 a.m. local time. To make up for the inconvenience, United said customers were given meal vouchers and compensation. Copyright 2025 Nexstar Media, Inc. All rights reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten, or redistributed.
