Passengers on board a flight from Beijing to Poland were asked to fund the repairs on a fault so that the plane could take off.
There were around 250 passengers on the LOT Polish Airlines flight when the Boeing 787 Dreamliner suffered a hydraulic pump fault, according to local media.
They were asked to foot the bill after the mechanic who had been employed to fix the pump demanded that he would only take cash as payment.
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LOT Polish Airlines spokesman Adrian Kubicki said: ‘An employee at the Boeing warehouse in Beijing refused to accept a bank transfer and insisted on cash.’
He claimed that crew from the flight managed to scrape together around 2,500 RMB (280 GBP) from passengers on the plane for repairs, which are believed to have taken around 10 hours.
After the plane landed in Warsaw, Kubicki told outraged passengers: ‘I know that you encountered an unusual situation today, for which I would like to apologise for from the bottom of my heart.
‘Believe it nor not, but there was a situation with a warehouse employee in Beijing who refused all methods of payment other than cash which led to the confusion.
‘Nevertheless, I am grateful to him and that the flight returned safely to Warsaw.’ According to local media, the borrowed money was immediately returned to the passengers once they landed in Warsaw along with flight vouchers.
Passengers are able to claim 600 EUR (534 GBP) in compensation for the lengthy delay.
According to the LOT spokesman, disciplinary measures will be taken against the employee who collected the cash from passengers.
There were around 250 passengers on the LOT Polish Airlines flight when the Boeing 787 Dreamliner suffered a hydraulic pump fault, according to local media.
They were asked to foot the bill after the mechanic who had been employed to fix the pump demanded that he would only take cash as payment.
...
LOT Polish Airlines spokesman Adrian Kubicki said: ‘An employee at the Boeing warehouse in Beijing refused to accept a bank transfer and insisted on cash.’
He claimed that crew from the flight managed to scrape together around 2,500 RMB (280 GBP) from passengers on the plane for repairs, which are believed to have taken around 10 hours.
After the plane landed in Warsaw, Kubicki told outraged passengers: ‘I know that you encountered an unusual situation today, for which I would like to apologise for from the bottom of my heart.
‘Believe it nor not, but there was a situation with a warehouse employee in Beijing who refused all methods of payment other than cash which led to the confusion.
‘Nevertheless, I am grateful to him and that the flight returned safely to Warsaw.’ According to local media, the borrowed money was immediately returned to the passengers once they landed in Warsaw along with flight vouchers.
Passengers are able to claim 600 EUR (534 GBP) in compensation for the lengthy delay.
According to the LOT spokesman, disciplinary measures will be taken against the employee who collected the cash from passengers.
p.p.s kokios Audi RS4 turbina kainuotų turbūt kokius 5 kart brangiau nei Boeing 787 Dreamliner pompa su pakeitimu.
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