Pipe bomb joke costs US Airways $43,653.
US Airways spent $43,653 to divert, land and evacuate an aircraft last December when a passenger joked he had pipe bombs in his suitcase. Eight passengers were injured during the evacuation. A U.S. District Court judge ordered the passenger to reimburse the airline and sentenced him to six months in...
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