Pilot aborts flight to Australia to help grief-stricken grandparents

The decision by a pilot to suddenly abort a long-haul flight just as the plane is due to take off is not usually a popular one. But Etihad is being showered with praise after one of its pilots did just that. In the latest example of exceptional good deeds by flight crew, a pilot aborted a flight from Manchester, UK to Australia while the plane was on the runway so a couple could rush to say goodbye to their dying grandson. Travel agent Becky Stephenson, who organised the couple's flight,… (www.nzherald.co.nz) Más...