TAM forgets Marcelo Rubens Paiva on plane
Paraplegic writer remained on an aircraft at Congonhas Airport for almost an hour.
247 - The writer Marcelo Rubens Paiva took it in stride, but the TAM flight 3971's mistake, which occurred from Rio de Janeiro to São Paulo late Sunday afternoon, was unforgivable. He, who is paraplegic, was simply forgotten on the aircraft.
Rubens Paiva, author of Feliz Ano Velho (Happy Old Year), asked for help on Twitter, using his cell phone. "TAM forgot me inside a plane. Flight 3971. In Congonhas. Can someone call and ask for help? Help!", he wrote.
Ten minutes later, part of the team returned to the aircraft to rescue him. And the time lost on the plane was almost the same duration as a flight between Rio and São Paulo.