naturalgasbad@lemmy.ca to World News@lemmy.ml · 8 months agoAn airline passenger could face a $120,000 bill after fighter jets were scrambled when he joked about blowing up the planewww.businessinsider.comexternal-linkmessage-square23fedilinkarrow-up10arrow-down10cross-posted to: news@lemmy.world
arrow-up10arrow-down1external-linkAn airline passenger could face a $120,000 bill after fighter jets were scrambled when he joked about blowing up the planewww.businessinsider.comnaturalgasbad@lemmy.ca to World News@lemmy.ml · 8 months agomessage-square23fedilinkcross-posted to: news@lemmy.world
minus-squarebisby@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up0·8 months agoBut that wasnt the threat. They were going to stop him from blowing up the plane by… blowing up the plane.
minus-squareBradleyUffner@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up0·8 months agoIn theory, the threat could have just been a bluff to gain control of the plane.
minus-squareFootnote2669@lemmy.ziplinkfedilinkarrow-up0·8 months agoThere is a difference between the plane being blown up over London, or shot down over farm fields
But that wasnt the threat. They were going to stop him from blowing up the plane by… blowing up the plane.
In theory, the threat could have just been a bluff to gain control of the plane.
There is a difference between the plane being blown up over London, or shot down over farm fields