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The Independent UK
The Independent UK
Amelia Neath

Flight forced to divert after pilot realises they forgot their passport

A flight departing the United States and heading for China had to make a last-minute diversion and land in San Francisco after the pilot realised they did not have their passport on the flight with them.

Flight UA198 with 257 passengers onboard departed from Los Angeles International Airport at 2pm local time on Saturday 22 March on a 13-and-a-half-hour flight to Shanghai.

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