An airline passenger could face a $120,000 bill after fighter jets were scrambled when he joked about blowing up the plane (www.businessinsider.com)

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[-] Trollception@lemmy.world 6 points 2 years ago

Guessing it gives them information on what is actually happening on the plane. If the pilots were being held against their will they could be following orders from a hijacker.

[-] coffeebiscuit@lemmy.world 3 points 2 years ago

Sounds logical.

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