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Flight Grounded Over Irate Passengers

Passenger boos too much for one American Airlines flight crew

By Nick McMaster, Newser Staff

Posted Jul 8, 2008 11:55 AM CDT

(Newser) – The passengers of an American Airlines flight from Miami to New York on Sunday night probably thought the worst was over when their flight crew finally arrived at the gate an hour late. But angry passengers greeted them with boos and, according to some accounts,... Read full story »

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