Asleep on the flight

A British academic who fell asleep during a flight woke up in an aircraft hangar after cabin crew mistakenly left him on the plane. Kris Lines, a lecturer in sports law at Staffordshire University, was woken up by a surprised mechanic 90 minutes after his flight landed in Vancouver, where he was due to speak at an international conference.
He had fought to stay awake during his 22 hour journey from Birmingham to Calgary via Heathrow, drinking Coca Cola to ensure he did not fall asleep and miss the connecting flight to Vancouver. Once safely on the last leg of his journey, he fell into a deep sleep.