Officials in the tower expended a great deal of effort in an attempt to convince him to land; efforts were led by General Tebogo Masire, then deputy commander of the Botswana Defence Force.
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At the time of the incident he was on medical leave from the airline, having failed a physical two months previously and been declared unfit to fly; consequently, he was not authorized to take the plane.
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