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KTVU Reports Asiana Air Pilots Were “Sum Ting Wong” and “Ho Lee Fuk”
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| Contributor | particleman |
| Last Edited | particleman Jul 12, 2013 07:05pm |
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| Author | Cord Jefferson |
| News Date | Saturday, July 13, 2013 12:00:00 AM UTC0:0 |
| Description | Bay Area news station KTVU just reported that the pilots of Asiana's disastrous flight 214 were the crack team of "Sum Ting Wong," "Wi Tu Lo," "Ho Lee Fuk," and "Bang Ding Ow."
Despite the names obviously being just a bunch of racist jokes, KTVU, which has since apologized for the report, says in a statement given to Gawker—and read on the air—that an NTSB official confirmed the names to them earlier today.
Update: NTSB Public Affairs Officer Peter Knudson just told Gawker that the NTSB's policy is to never give out pilot names in these situations, which contradicts KTVU's claims. "I don’t know who [KTVU] got that from, but we do not release names," he said.
Update #3: The NTSB is now reportedly blaming one of its summer interns for today's screw-up. |
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