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We all thought we were going to die. MICHELLE LORD, a passenger aboard a British Airways flight where an automated emergency message warning they were about to crash into the sea was played by mistake.
Wednesday, Oct. 27, 2010

Open quote[There was no need to] kowtow to the Americans every time they wanted something done.Close quote

  • MARTIN BROUGHTON,
  • chairman of British Airways, saying that airport security checks need overhauling, as the U.S. does not impose as many checks on its domestic routes as it demands of U.S.-bound international flights
Photo: BEN STANSALL / AFP / Getty Images | Source: Irish Examiner