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[–] ryathal@sh.itjust.works 11 points 1 year ago

Wow a CEO that wasn't a massive asshole.

[–] scutiger@lemmy.world 5 points 1 year ago

I love Papa New Guinea, he's great!

[–] dogsnest@lemmy.world 3 points 1 year ago

If that were USA, there'd have been a multi-million dollar class-action lawsuit filed on behalf of all airline passengers in America, before the plane landed.

[–] jet@hackertalks.com 1 points 1 year ago

Let's say they were 200 passengers on the plane, the diversion landing boarding and take off costs those 200 passengers 1.5 hours each. That's 300 hours of people time lost.