March 01, 2004

Passenger Mitty, please identify yourself

from today’s Star -

An unsuspecting passenger on a Vancouver-Toronto flight last week found himself on the receiving end of a peculiar encounter with the Air Canada pilot at the controls.

The passenger, apparently not from Canada — and definitely not from Ontario — didn't know that the gentleman sitting beside him was Premier Dalton McGuinty.

About 20 minutes into the flight, the pilot appeared in the passenger cabin, leaned over the Premier and asked the man sitting beside him, "Are you trained in mid-air interventions?"

rest here

Posted by Patrick at March 1, 2004 10:22 AM
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