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| Passenger fixes faulty airliner | Passenger fixes faulty airliner |
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| Holidaymakers escaped a long delay to their flight home when a passenger fixed a mechanical problem with their plane. | Holidaymakers escaped a long delay to their flight home when a passenger fixed a mechanical problem with their plane. |
| Passengers on Thomas Cook flight TXC9641 from Menorca were told to expect an eight-hour wait while an engineer was flown out from the UK. | Passengers on Thomas Cook flight TXC9641 from Menorca were told to expect an eight-hour wait while an engineer was flown out from the UK. |
| One passenger then identified himself as a qualified aircraft engineer and offered to try to remedy the fault. | One passenger then identified himself as a qualified aircraft engineer and offered to try to remedy the fault. |
| He was successful, and the plane landed in Glasgow only 35 minutes late. | He was successful, and the plane landed in Glasgow only 35 minutes late. |
| A spokeswoman for Thomas Cook said the company followed strict procedures to ensure the man was qualified to work on the aircraft, a Boeing 757-200, during the incident on Saturday. | A spokeswoman for Thomas Cook said the company followed strict procedures to ensure the man was qualified to work on the aircraft, a Boeing 757-200, during the incident on Saturday. |
| The passenger worked for another airline, Thomsonfly, which has a reciprocal maintenance agreement with Thomas Cook. | The passenger worked for another airline, Thomsonfly, which has a reciprocal maintenance agreement with Thomas Cook. |
| "When they announced there was a technical problem he came forward and said who he was, " she said. | "When they announced there was a technical problem he came forward and said who he was, " she said. |
| "We checked his licence and verified he was who he said he was, and he was able to fix the problem to avoid the delay. | "We checked his licence and verified he was who he said he was, and he was able to fix the problem to avoid the delay. |
| "We are very grateful that he was on the flight that day." | "We are very grateful that he was on the flight that day." |
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