Pitt and Jolie upset Indian locals with helicopter landing
(Entertainment News Network )
Updated: 2006-10-29 10:48
 Hollywood couple Brad Pitt and Angelina Jolie have upset
officials in Jodhpur, India, after chartering a helicopter to land at their
hotel without permission.
The Mr. and Mrs. Smith costars are currently filming their new movie A Mighty
Heart in the south Asian nation, which stars Jolie as Mariane Pearl--the widow
of late Wall Street Journal reporter Daniel Pearl, who was murdered in Pakistan
by Islamic militants in 2002.
Taking time out of filming in Pune, western India, the couple was
helicoptered in to Jodhpur in the northwest last Friday to stay in the Umed
Bhawan Palace Hotel.
Pitt and Jolie and their three children were the guests of former Indian
royal Gaj Singh, who invited them to attend the Indian festival of lights
Diwali.
However, the district administration said the helicopter's landing on the
resort was not scheduled by the operators Jagson Airlines or local traffic
control. Regulations stipulate permission for any aircraft landings on public or
private property must first be sought through the local authorities.
Senior District Official Ram Delu says, "After speaking with the Umed Bhawan
Palace management, the district administration would now ask Jodhpur's air
traffic control for its report."
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