[Rhodes22-list] Pilots 1, Hijackers 0

[Brad Haslett]

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Thank goodness for Boeing brakes.  Everyone should know by now, don't piss
off flight attendants!
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Fast-thinking pilot fools hijacker with help from passengers
KXAN-TV

TENERIFE, Canary Islands Details are coming out about yesterday's foiled
hijacking in the Canary Islands.Spanish officials are crediting a
fast-thinking pilot, his crew and passengers for subduing the hijacker. The
Air Mauritania flight had taken off from the capital of Mauritania when the
lone man pulled out two pistols and demanded it fly to France.As the crew
debated with the gunman about how far the plane could fly, the pilot figured
out the man did not speak French. So, he used the plane's public address
system to warn passengers in French of a plan to thwart the hijacking.As the
Boeing 737 landed, the pilot slammed on the brakes then quickly accelerated,
knocking the gunman down. Flight attendants then threw boiling water in his
face and about ten people pounced on him.Spanish police then boarded the
plane to arrest the would-be hijacker. About 20 passengers were slightly
injured by the rough landing.The plane landed at its original destination.
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