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Old 12-06-2005, 09:44 AM   #49 (permalink)
maleficent
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Quote:
Originally Posted by Charlatan
The practice when confronted by a hijacker was to do as they say and noone will get hurt. The plane would land in some neutral territory (Cuba or Palestine) and usually noone would get hurt..
exactly -- i have a colleague who was a pilot for eastern... the policy was to cooperate and get the plane on the ground safely... (and if you go to cuba bring back some cigars) That all changed...
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