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Flight Turnaround After Passport Issue

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Plane bound for China forced to U-turn after pilot forgets passport

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Flight UA 198 from Los Angeles to Shanghai had to turn around after pilot took off without his passport.

The pilot sounded “very frustrated” over the intercom, saying he “forgot [his] passport” United Airlines said the pilot did not have their passport onboard.

The flight was diverted to San Francisco , where it landed around 5 p.m. local time.

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