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The Curious Case of Hapag-Lloyd Flight 3378: When Assumptions Almost Led to Disaster
In the summer travel season of 2000, a seemingly routine flight took off from the Greek island of Crete. Hapag-Lloyd Flight 3378, an Airbus A310, was bound for Hanover, Germany, carrying 143 passengers and eight crew members – mostly German holidaymakers returning from their sunny escapades. However, unbeknownst to those on board, a series of faulty assumptions would soon plunge them into a harrowing situation.