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| YJCMTSU: This is your captain speaking . . . |
| 2006-11-23 |
This is your captain speaking . . . I'm just raising the cash to get us home An airline pilot was cheered by passengers after he raided the takings of the bar and used his own money to pay the fees demanded by Senegal airport officials before they would allow the jet to fly home.Captain John Lawrence was told to find two million francs (almost £2,000) by Dakar airport officials before the First Choice Airways jet was permitted to take off. |
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