A Delta Air Lines jet bound for Atlanta was ordered to return to the airport shortly after takeoff, Sari Koshetz, spokeswoman for the Transportation Security Administration, said in a statement.
Koshetz said the call back was ordered “because of improper screening.”
Greg Donovan, the director of airports for Okaloosa County, gave a more detailed explanation.
“Apparently there were some discrepancies in the screening process for a TSA employee that was onboard,” Donovan said.
TSA officials made the call to bring the airplane back, Koshetz said. They apparently did so without notifying anyone at Eglin Air Force Base.
Northwest Florida Regional Airport is located on Eglin.
TSA is reviewing the incident and will take appropriate action if necessary, Koshetz stated in the release.
You screwed up the screening, you sent out a misleading message to the authorities indicating a hijacking, you failed to appropriately notify the airbase of what was happening, you required a commercial airline (and the local authorities) to waste a ton of money and resources, you caused a useless delay to a plane full of passengers, your entire department is a POS and "if necessary" they will take action There really is no hope
If the TSA employee skirted screening that person should be responsible for all cost in the police alerts and airline operating cost. The other passengers should have something coming also.
If TSA is reponsible then they are responsible for the cost of the event. Of course that would be mine and your monies.
Typically TSA is irresponsible - corporately and individually. But there's a first time for everything.
Actually, if anyone takes responsibility, and makes reparation, that would be a first.
I agree with you but to compensate the airline, passengers, ground crew and such should be required.
If the individual skirted security I really hope that just rescreening won't be the only action taken. If so that really points to TSA being unaccountable.(What's new there?)
However, even if it was just TSA screw up a heck of a lot of people were delayed, may have missed other flights and so forth.
Someone in TSA has to held accountable, but I doubt that will happen. (What's new there?)
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When the plane landed, Koshetz said, “the passenger in question was removed from the flight, re-screened and was allowed to rebook a flight.”
I would like to thank the TSA for their rational response in this matter. They were smart enough to know that this possible rougue terrorist TSA employee did not pass off his bomb/knife/gun/aquafina to an accomplice beyond the checkpoint. They did not have to recall all planes that had boarded after the breach and dump the terminal. Great job TSA!!!
I'm not sure if I'm being sarcastic or actually believe this is an improvement.
TSA is reviewing the incident and There really is no hope
Yes there is. It will take Blogdad Bob and the PV crew at least until tomorrow to fabricate a spin angle. We can hope to see another Instant Classic Friday Afternoon Puppy Post to cover up this one.
Except for that much wasted jet fuel, he might need to throw in a kitten or two.
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this really pi$$es me off-the tsa screws up yet again and no one takes them to task...
in this case, there is an airforce base "nearby" and guess what folks, there are fighter planes at airforce bases. can you imagine what could have happened "out of an abundance of caution" by the airforce.
i'm telling you, we need to start a "tsa screw up du jour" thread
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this really pi$$es me off-the tsa screws up yet again and no one takes them to task...
in this case, there is an airforce base "nearby" and guess what folks, there are fighter planes at airforce bases. can you imagine what could have happened "out of an abundance of caution" by the airforce.
i'm telling you, we need to start a "tsa screw up du jour" thread
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I didn't know TSA had legal authority to "order" an aircraft to land.
I was wondering about this too. What if the pilot said "Ummm... you're telling me I have to turn back because a TSA employee might be a terrorist? Very funny... stop illegally broadcasting on aviation bands. Bye." and kept on going?
IMO unless the employee is held personally liable, he was acting the course of his employment. If the employee is not made to pay the costs for this, it's an admission by the TSA that they are at fault.
Of course this tells us how much trust the TSA has in their employees: none.
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