Complex sentence: On 1 June 2002, Cronje's scheduled flight home from Johannesburg to George was grounded so he hitched a ride as the only passenger aboard a Hawker Siddeley HS 748 turboprop aircraft.
Split into simpler sentences: On 1 June 2002, Cronje's scheduled flight home from Johannesburg to George was grounded. So he hitched a ride as the only passenger aboard a Hawker Siddeley HS 748 turboprop aircraft.