[00:01.080]--- Lesson 79 By air
[00:06.240]--- First listen and then answer the question.
[00:11.840]--- Why did the plane turn back?
[00:17.000]I used to travel by air a great deal when I was a boy.
[00:21.720]My parents used to live in South America and I used to fly there from Europe in the holidays.
[00:29.600]A flight attendant would take charge of me and I never had an unpleasant experience.
[00:36.200]I am used to travelling by air and only on one occasion have I ever felt frightened.
[00:43.640]After taking off, we were flying low over the city and slowly gaining height,
[00:50.600]when the plane suddenly turned round and flew back to the airport.
[00:56.040]While we were waiting to land,
[00:58.440]a flight attendant told us to keep calm and to get off the plane quietly as soon as it had touched down.
[01:06.800]Everybody on board was worried and we were curious to find out what had happened.
[01:13.600]Later we learnt that there was a very important person on board.
[01:19.440]The police had been told that a bomb had been planted on the plane.
[01:24.400]After we had landed, the plane was searched thoroughly.
[01:29.400]Fortunately, nothing was found and five hours later we were able to take off again.
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