Yes, flying is expensive. It’s a costly business keeping an aircraft flying and servicing it while it’s on the ground.
Which is why the aviation industry and its customers can do without idiots who sabotage flights by aiming lasers at planes in flight. Sadly, there are many of them.
In the latest incident, a New York-bound Virgin plane was forced to return to London because somebody shone a laser at it, creating a “medical issue” for one of the pilots.
Airlines and siports go to extraordinary lengths to ensure the safety of their passengers, but there are some things they can’t control: idiots on the ground.
I hope the pilot is OK and has a swift recovery, and I feel sorry for all the people who were inconvenienced by the inconsideration of the fool or fools with the laser.
I hope these people are caught and that they face the maximum possible penalty.
