Originally Posted By mrichmondj <a href="http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20070216/ap_on_re_eu/spain_hijacking" target="_blank">http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/200 70216/ap_on_re_eu/spain_hijacking</a> I found this morning news story interesting. Smart pilot!
Originally Posted By fkurucz So much for the French being a bunch of cheese eating surrender monkeys!
Originally Posted By trekkeruss The other thing I wonder is, how did he get on the plane? Did he force his way on? If not, presumably he bought a ticket, and if that is the case, why didn't he just buy a ticket to... France?
Originally Posted By EdisYoda Nah, he had the miles, just no seats for frequent flier miles on that flight!
Originally Posted By SuperDry <<< If not, presumably he bought a ticket, and if that is the case, why didn't he just buy a ticket to... France? >>> The flight that was hijacked was a domestic flight within Mauritania that had continuing service to the Canary Islands. The hijacker was reportedly a citizen of Mauritania so presumably he didn't need any particular travel documents to fly within his own country. Citizens of Mauritania can't travel to France (or probably anywhere else in the first world for that matter) without getting a visa in advance. I would take an educated guess that he was not in a position to get a French visa, so he improvised another solution.
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