MP says his bags were packed by Bin Laden, is violently ill on plane - and then sends letter of complaint to Virgin
That Private Eye phrase "tired and emotional" comes to mind.
A senior MP on an official parliamentary trip was almost barred from a flight to the United States after telling check-in staff that Osama Bin Laden had packed his bags.
Tory David Amess was allowed to travel on the Virgin Atlantic plane from Heathrow to Washington only after security officials confronted him and the captain had been asked whether he would let the MP on board.
The flight also ended in chaotic scenes when Mr Amess was humiliatingly taken off the plane in a wheelchair after being violently sick.
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Virgin Atlantic chief executive Steve Ridgway defended his staff and told Mr Amess how his Bin Laden gaffe had sparked a security alert.
Mr Ridgway told the MP that his journey ‘did not get off to the best of starts. Your comment at check-in that Osama Bin Laden had packed your bags was unwise. ...
Tory David Amess was allowed to travel on the Virgin Atlantic plane from Heathrow to Washington only after security officials confronted him and the captain had been asked whether he would let the MP on board.
The flight also ended in chaotic scenes when Mr Amess was humiliatingly taken off the plane in a wheelchair after being violently sick.
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Virgin Atlantic chief executive Steve Ridgway defended his staff and told Mr Amess how his Bin Laden gaffe had sparked a security alert.
Mr Ridgway told the MP that his journey ‘did not get off to the best of starts. Your comment at check-in that Osama Bin Laden had packed your bags was unwise. ...
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