naturalgasbad@lemmy.ca to World News@lemmy.ml · 2 years 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-square23linkfedilinkarrow-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 · 2 years agomessage-square23linkfedilinkcross-posted to: news@lemmy.world
minus-squareAidinthel@reddthat.comlinkfedilinkarrow-up0·2 years agoI guess they could shoot the airliner down if it starts flying toward any towers.
minus-squarebisby@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up0·2 years agoBut that wasnt the threat. They were going to stop him from blowing up the plane by… blowing up the plane.
minus-squareFootnote2669@lemmy.ziplinkfedilinkarrow-up0·2 years agoThere is a difference between the plane being blown up over London, or shot down over farm fields
minus-squareBradleyUffner@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up0·2 years agoIn theory, the threat could have just been a bluff to gain control of the plane.
minus-squareInternetCitizen2@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up0·2 years agoYup, some higher up will make the call to shoot it down before more damage can be made.
I guess they could shoot the airliner down if it starts flying toward any towers.
But that wasnt the threat. They were going to stop him from blowing up the plane by… blowing up the plane.
There is a difference between the plane being blown up over London, or shot down over farm fields
In theory, the threat could have just been a bluff to gain control of the plane.
Yup, some higher up will make the call to shoot it down before more damage can be made.