Pilot flies back after fight with passenger

A Saudi passenger aircraft returned to airport in Kuwait just after it took off following a fight between its captain and a passenger.

The pilot of the Saudia plane, with many passengers or board, has just taken off from Kuwait’s international airport to the Western Saudi Red Sea port of Jeddah when a heated argument erupted between him a Kuwaiti passenger.

“The plane took off around 4.30 pm on Friday but it returned and landed back a few minutes later following a scuffle between the captain and a Kuwaiti passenger,” the Kuwaiti Arabic language daily Al Rai said.

The paper said both men were later taken to the police station but it did not mention reasons for the fight.

Saudi sells falcon for Dh168,000

 
A Saudi man was on his way back home when he spotted a falcon flying low.

He thought it was his lucky day as such birds normally bring wealth.
After resolving to capture the bird alive, Awad Al Jahdali phoned a friend, who has better experience in hunting birds of prey.

“After chasing the bird, they managed to capture it alive. Awad then took it to a businessman known for his love of falcons and sold it to him for SR170,000 (Dh168,000),” Sabq daily said in a report from the western town of Laith.

It did not make clear whether he shared the prize with his more experienced friend.

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