A plane passenger couldn’t help but laugh after his Delta pilot delayed his flight to rush home and collect his forgotten passport – as others praise him for his speedy door-to-door dash
A plane passenger has shared how their flight was delayed for 40 minutes while their pilot rushed home to collect his forgotten passport. Travelling from Minneapolis–Saint Paul International Airport to Cancún International Airport, the passenger wasn’t very pleased when his flight was delayed on the tarmac shortly after boarding.
Seconds later, he spotted a pilot dashing out of the cockpit and toward the door, making him wonder whether something was wrong with the aircraft. But much to his surprise, there was a much simpler reason for the pilot’s unusual behaviour.
He said on Reddit: “They board a quarter of the plane, halt boarding as the pilot dashes out of the cockpit and we’re sitting in the plane wondering why the flight just got a one-hour delay posted…then they announce the pilot forgot to pack his passport and is driving home to get it… can’t make this stuff up.
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“All ended up fine with a 40-minute delay and the pilot to his credit made an announcement taking complete responsibility for his mistake.”Commenting on his post, one user said: “Imagine seeing a pilot hanging out in the international zone and you get to talking and it turns out he’s there because he forgot his passport and is waiting for his flight out.
“Probably hard for him to avoid getting delta told on him when he shows up back at US immigration without a passport. Another user added: “40 mins is impressively fast.” A third user said: “This happens more then airlines would like to admit.” One more user added: “This is actually kinda funny.”
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