Alex Salmond found himself in a bizarre stand-off with airline staff after booking on to a flight under the name James Kirk - the captain of Star Trek's USS Enterprise.
The former Scottish first minister caused confusion when British Airways initially refused to let him board a flight at Heathrow under the sci-fi alias.
The Mail on Sunday reported that it took a series of phone calls for the senior politician to persuade the airline that he should be allowed on board.
The former SNP leader said he often travelled under a false name for security reasons and he liked to use Captain Kirk's name as he is an avid Star Trek fan.
It was all sorted out. I just wanted BA to ‘beam me up, Scotty’.
– Salmond told the Mail on Sunday
http://www.itv.com/news/2015-10-04/alex-salmond-tried-to-board-a-plane-as-star-treks-captain-kirk/This is the guy who screwed up the Scottish Independence referendum (from his point of view, at least).