OK, you're on a plane traveling to Chile to watch your U-17 national team compete in the FIFA U-17 World Championships. The only problem is that you're running a bit late and it looks like you'll miss kickoff. What do you do? Well, one option would be to fake an emergency to justify a landing near the stadium where the game is being played. That's what a charter jet carrying 289 Gambian fans did yesterday. The good news? Gambia beat Qatar 3-1. The bad news? The plane is still in custody while authorities consider how best to penalize the airline, Air Rum (I am absolutely not making that up).
Wednesday, September 21, 2005
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Hey, I blogged about that too. I think this is the kind of passion we lack for sports, in general, in this country. Sports here have become a matter of money and trades and less about the sports. Of course, I don't completely condone faking an emergency landing for a soccer match. But I would love to fly Air Rum.
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