Sorrell’s flight ends in break-up

High flyers Martin Sorrell and Rupert Murdoch were forced down to earth with a bump last week when they looked out of the window from their Concorde seats to see part of the wing fall off.

The British Airways flight was forced to return to Heathrow one hour into its journey across the Atlantic.

One can only guess at what kind of deals the two moguls may have discussed as their lives rushed before them – pay-per-view ads perhaps.

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