{"id":49550,"date":"2026-04-13T13:38:13","date_gmt":"2026-04-13T13:38:13","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/foreignnewstoday.com\/?p=49550"},"modified":"2026-04-13T13:38:13","modified_gmt":"2026-04-13T13:38:13","slug":"retiring-pilot-slammed-for-flying-boeing-757-too-low-over-hometown","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/foreignnewstoday.com\/?p=49550","title":{"rendered":"Retiring pilot slammed for flying Boeing 757 too low over hometown"},"content":{"rendered":"


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Was it a descent into madness?<\/p>\n

An Icelandair pilot has been ripped as reckless after flying a Boeing 757 dangerously low above his hometown to celebrate his retirement, as seen in shocking footage taking off online.<\/p>\n

\u201cThis is not standard practice; this is a very serious matter that we will review internally,\u201d Linda Gunnarsd\u00f3ttir, a chief pilot with the airline, told local media<\/a> while discussing his harebrained last hurrah.<\/p>\n

The veteran airman in question, Captain \u00d3lafur Bragason, 65, had reportedly been embarking on his final flight \u2014 a trip to from Frankfurt to Keflavik \u2014 after four decades in the industry, Iceland media reported.<\/a> <\/p>\n