A United Airlines flight from Los Angeles to Shanghai had to divert to San Francisco when the pilot neglected to bring their passport. The mishap illustrates how crew oversight can disrupt air travel, as the airline later arranged a new crew for passengers. Despite the rapid response, the flight ultimately arrived in Shanghai over six hours late. Interestingly, similar incidents have occurred recently, indicating a potential pattern within United Airlines. Customers were compensated for the disruption, but this highlights a growing concern regarding pilot preparedness and safety protocols.
The latest major US airline snafu does not involve any of Elon Musk's DOGE staffing cuts, but instead just some United Airlines pilot forgetting their passport, forcing an emergency landing at SFO.
According to the flight-tracking service FlightAware, the plane ultimately reached Shanghai on Monday morning local time, 6 hours 13 minutes late.
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