Flight Takes Off Without Flight Attendants

Aug 17th, 2006 | By Jared Blank

I wish I had a bit more info on this one: An Asiana flight from Seoul to Jeju somehow departed without any flight attendants on board. The pilot didn’t figure this out until 30 minutes into the flight (possibly when his coffee didn’t arrive?) upon which he returned to Seoul. Investigators are looking into the incident.

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