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Old 5th Jan 2006, 14:33
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DME MILOS
 
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"Delayed passengers sue pilot"

Just found this one on Yahoo news, not sure if they'll have much success, not too nice for the Captain though...

Delayed passengers sue pilot Thursday January 5, 07:00 AM

Six German airline passengers who said they were being held against their will on an aircraft stuck on the runway for hours during a snowstorm have filed "false imprisonment" charges.

The passengers filed charges against the pilot of a British Airways Berlin-London flight that sat on the runway for seven hours before it could take off, a federal police spokesman said.

The Berlin police spokesman said it was an unusual incident. "The plane stood there for a long time. It's difficult to say whether the passengers were allowed off or not. It's something they have to work out with the captain," he added.
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