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| Flight from London to Tel Aviv diverts after laser hits cockpit, blinding pilot |
| 2021-03-17 |
Remember when little jihadis were having fun trying to blind pilots taking off from American airports some years back? Hopefully they haven’t started up again across the pond. On Page 3: Non-WoT until we know something about the miscreants. [IsraelTimes] A Virgin Atlantic flight that departed from London to Tel Aviv yesterday night turned back some 20 minutes after takeoff after a laser beam hit the cockpit and temporarily blinded the pilot.The flight landed safely and passengers were housed in local hotels before boarding a later flight. Virgin says the flight "returned to Heathrow after take-off due to a laser beam incident upon departure." "The safety and security of our people and our customers is paramount and this was a precautionary step taken by the operating crew." |
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