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Divert, turn back or fly around: what it’s like to be a pilot when missiles start crossing your flight path

news.movim.eu / TheGuardian • 6 March 2026

‘The first thing is: Where are we? And how much fuel have we got and where do we need to go?’, Australian veteran pilot says

Keith Tonkin has flown a Boeing 747 towards airspace where missiles were being fired, and knows the pressure pilots have been under this week.

“You’re stuck in that airplane until you land safely,” the veteran Australian pilot says.

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Divert, turn back or fly around: what it’s like to be a pilot when missiles start crossing your flight path

news.movim.eu / TheGuardian • 6 March 2026

‘The first thing is: Where are we? And how much fuel have we got and where do we need to go?’, Australian veteran pilot says

Keith Tonkin has flown a Boeing 747 towards airspace where missiles were being fired, and knows the pressure pilots have been under this week.

“You’re stuck in that airplane until you land safely,” the veteran Australian pilot says.

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Divert, turn back or fly around: what it’s like to be a pilot when missiles start crossing your flight path

news.movim.eu / TheGuardian • 6 March 2026

‘The first thing is: Where are we? And how much fuel have we got and where do we need to go?’, Australian veteran pilot says

Keith Tonkin has flown a Boeing 747 towards airspace where missiles were being fired, and knows the pressure pilots have been under this week.

“You’re stuck in that airplane until you land safely,” the veteran Australian pilot says.