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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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[–] coffeebiscuit 17 points 1 year ago (10 children)

Serious question: what would these fighter planes actually do in such situation?

[–] Trollception 6 points 1 year ago (1 children)

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 3 points 1 year ago

Sounds logical.

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