this post was submitted on 19 Jun 2024
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[–] Openopenopenopen@lemmy.world 19 points 3 months ago

Wow, that was not expected. I’m glad I read the article and not just the headline.

[–] ryathal@sh.itjust.works 11 points 3 months ago

Wow a CEO that wasn't a massive asshole.

[–] scutiger@lemmy.world 5 points 3 months ago

I love Papa New Guinea, he's great!

[–] dogsnest@lemmy.world 3 points 3 months 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 3 months 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.