Politics · 14 July 2026

Airline pilot skywrote "I'm bored" over England-Wales border

An airline pilot spelled out "I'm bored" in the sky over the Dee estuary on the England-Wales border during a test flight on Saturday. According to Flightradar24, the Ravenair plane departed from Liverpool at 11:25 am and spent 20 minutes tracing the message. The airline said the pilot, a flying instructor in his 20s, will not face trouble for the unauthorised route.

By BriefTea Editorial · 14 July 2026 at 1:56

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