Originally Posted by
Mayhemxpc
Not directly related, but more in the form of other unbelievable aviation news, I found this this morning:
Swiss fighters grounded during hijacking as outside office hours
(AFP) – 1 day ago
Geneva — No Swiss fighter jets were scrambled Monday when an Ethiopian Airlines co-pilot hijacked his own plane and forced it to land in Geneva, because it happened outside business hours, the Swiss airforce said.
There is more to the article, but this really sums it all up. I swear, this was NOT from the Onion, but Agence France Presse.