they say near lay dozen of the passengers were americans. the flight was heading from ethiopia s capitol to rome, and here s the basic flight plan. the pilot went to the bathroom, and the copilot seizees control. police and airport officials say that after he landed the jet, he used a rope to lower himself out of cockpit window. turned himself in, and requested asylum in switzerland. officials say the copilot isthopennan and that and that it s unclear why he wants asylum. swiss prosecutors say his chances of winning asylum are quite slim. trace gallagher is tracking this. a lot of passengers on there. what are they saying? well, the passengers are telling a very different story an the police. listen to the police in geneva. translator: during the entire operation, the situation informed the plane was calm. the 202 passengers and crew members were never threatened or