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28 March 2007

PSB plane "40 seconds from air disaster"

Today's New Zealand Herald newspaper reports that the Lan Chile Airbus A340 flying from Santiago, Chile, to Auckland, New Zealand, on Tuesday night came close to being hit "by blazing pieces of a Russian satellite hurtling into New Zealand airspace. The disintegrating satellite was so close to the aircraft that the pilot could hear the roar it made as it broke the sound barrier....At the aircraft's cruising speed of 880km/h it was within about 40 seconds of a potential catastrophe."
On board the plane, asleep and unaware of this drama, were Neil Tennant and Chris Lowe and the entire Pet Shop Boys touring party. Lan Chile flight 801 left Santiago late on Monday evening and, crossing the International Date Line, arrived safely at Auckland at 4 am on Wednesday morning.
Pet Shop Boys perform their debut New Zealand concert tonight at the St James Theatre, Auckland.

New Zealand Herald
PSBs oblivious
Or was it a meteorite?

Headlines March 2007

28 March 2007: PSB plane "40 seconds from air disaster"
The plane carrying Pet Shop Boys and their entourage from Chile to New Zealand was close to being hit by Russian satellite wreckage, it has been reported.
28 March 2007: Adelaide venue moved
Next Wednesday's show is now at the Adelaide Entertainment Centre.
26 March 2007: From South America to New Zealand
The South American tour is now over and Pet Shop Boys are flying to New Zealand.
25 March 2007: Live DVD
A DVD of Pet Shop Boys in concert in Mexico City will be released in May.
24 March 2007: Meet PSBs in NZ
A meeting with Chris and Neil is being auctioned in New Zealand.
22 March 2007: Concert in a garden
Pet Shop Boys will be playing an outdoor concert in Ireland in June.
21 March 2007: Yoko remixed
A new compilation features Pet Shop Boys' mix.
20 March 2007: Hultsfred Festival
A festival performance in Sweden has just been announced.
20 March 2007: "She's Madonna" charts
"She's Madonna" is now number four on this week's European chart.
16 March 2007: 2007 tour begins
The Fundamental tour arrives in Brazil.
16 March 2007: Extra UK dates on sale
Remaining tickets for the extra UK tour dates are now generally on sale.
13 March 2007: UK dates pre-sale
Three extra UK dates go on sale to fans only today.
12 March 2007: "Seriously" nominated
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11 March 2007: Robbie and PSBs chart
"She's Madonna" is in the UK Top 20.
09 March 2007: More British concerts
Pet Shop Boys are adding three more British dates to their tour.
05 March 2007: Robbie/PSB single
"She's Madonna" is released as a single today.
02 March 2007: British tour on sale
Tickets for the British tour are now on sale to everyone.
02 March 2007: Site problems
Maintenance operations have led to downtime for this site.
01 March 2007: British concert tickets go on sale
Tickets for the British tour went on sale to fans only yesterday and there was a fantastic response.