Lianachan
22-September-2005, 11:11 AM
Pretty reckless, really.
From the BBC News (http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/world/americas/4270156.stm).
A chartered plane carrying nearly 300 Gambians faked a fuel emergency to land in time for a football match in a youth tournament in Peru, officials say.
The plane should have landed in the capital, Lima.
However, when the fans realised they would be late for the game, the crew radioed the Peruvian authorities to say the plane was low on fuel.
The plane then made an emergency landing in the northern city of Piura, where the game was taking place.
Full text on the link above.
From the BBC News (http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/world/americas/4270156.stm).
A chartered plane carrying nearly 300 Gambians faked a fuel emergency to land in time for a football match in a youth tournament in Peru, officials say.
The plane should have landed in the capital, Lima.
However, when the fans realised they would be late for the game, the crew radioed the Peruvian authorities to say the plane was low on fuel.
The plane then made an emergency landing in the northern city of Piura, where the game was taking place.
Full text on the link above.