US 3079 LGA-SDF diverts, security concerns
Jan 21, 2010, 7:51 am
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US 3079 LGA-SDF diverts, security concerns
No link, has been breaking news on CNN.
US 3079 aka CHQ 3079 LGA-SDF diverts to PHL due to "security concerns"
What was it this time?
Rowdy Pax? Abundance of Caution(tm) Pax in 1A realizes not in First Class?
Given it's a 2~ hr haul on an E145, we know no Spiff on board. Spiff doesn't do RJ's.
US 3079 aka CHQ 3079 LGA-SDF diverts to PHL due to "security concerns"
What was it this time?
Rowdy Pax? Abundance of Caution(tm) Pax in 1A realizes not in First Class?
Given it's a 2~ hr haul on an E145, we know no Spiff on board. Spiff doesn't do RJ's.
Jan 21, 2010, 8:01 am
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A Jewish man decided to pray with his tefillin. It was confused with being a bomb. Gotta love US ScAirways.
http://www.cbsnews.com/stories/2010/...n6123671.shtml
http://www.cbsnews.com/stories/2010/...n6123671.shtml
Jan 21, 2010, 8:01 am
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http://www.nbcphiladelphia.com/news/...-82249082.html
Looks like a crewmember mistook a religious item for something else.
Looks like a crewmember mistook a religious item for something else.
Jan 21, 2010, 8:02 am
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http://www.wave3.com/Global/story.asp?S=11857658
Flight headed to Louisville makes emergency landing
Posted: Jan 21, 2010 9:37 AM Updated: Jan 21, 2010 9:56 AM
LOUISVILLE, KY (WAVE) - Aviation sources tell NBC News the flight diverted because of a suspicious passenger...passenger was escorted off the plane by law enforcement.
Posted: Jan 21, 2010 9:37 AM Updated: Jan 21, 2010 9:56 AM
LOUISVILLE, KY (WAVE) - Aviation sources tell NBC News the flight diverted because of a suspicious passenger...passenger was escorted off the plane by law enforcement.
Jan 21, 2010, 8:08 am
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Gotta love TSA Spin - Prayer is now "disruptive"
(emphasis mine)
Nothing about whether the detained prayer was permitted to continue on his merry way.
Originally Posted by WLKY News
The Transportation Security Administration released the following statement Thursday morning:
"At approximately 8:30 AM EST, The Transportation Security Administration (TSA) was notified of a disruptive passenger onboard Chautauqua Airlines flight 3079 from New York LaGuardia Airport (LGA) to Louisville International Airport (SDF).
"The plane was diverted to Philadelphia International Airport (PHL), where it landed without incident at approximately 8:50 AM EST.
"Per standard procedures, TSA and law enforcement personnel met the flight. The disruptive passenger was interviewed, the plane was swept with negative findings, and the flight is taxiing to the gate."
"At approximately 8:30 AM EST, The Transportation Security Administration (TSA) was notified of a disruptive passenger onboard Chautauqua Airlines flight 3079 from New York LaGuardia Airport (LGA) to Louisville International Airport (SDF).
"The plane was diverted to Philadelphia International Airport (PHL), where it landed without incident at approximately 8:50 AM EST.
"Per standard procedures, TSA and law enforcement personnel met the flight. The disruptive passenger was interviewed, the plane was swept with negative findings, and the flight is taxiing to the gate."
Nothing about whether the detained prayer was permitted to continue on his merry way.
Jan 21, 2010, 8:09 am
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Originally Posted by Philly NBC
The bomb squad, FBI and TSA were are all on the scene as the airport put it's emergency response plan into action.
When they got on board and searched the plane and talked to the teenager, they determined there figured out there was no threat at all, apparently just a cultural misunderstanding.
When they got on board and searched the plane and talked to the teenager, they determined there figured out there was no threat at all, apparently just a cultural misunderstanding.
Jan 21, 2010, 8:09 am
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Jan 21, 2010, 8:38 am
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OK I can understand the FA might not have known what the guy was putting on, and got worried
what I dont get is why that guy didnt pray before getting on the RJ. He could have prayed starting at appx 6:20am.
Given the choice, Id pray standing in the term over my seat (especially on an RJ) any time.
what I dont get is why that guy didnt pray before getting on the RJ. He could have prayed starting at appx 6:20am.
Given the choice, Id pray standing in the term over my seat (especially on an RJ) any time.
Jan 21, 2010, 8:41 am
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Yup, no longer allowed to pray on a flight...must pray in the boarding area. As we have seen in the past couple of years, that also goes over about as well as a fart in a spacesuit with TSA and the inevitable "Abundance of Caution."
Jan 21, 2010, 8:41 am
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But the inaccuracy of the times in these articles bothers me. Don't the reporters even bother to check? It's not that inaccurate, but it's so easy to get it exactly right.
3079/21JAN
P LGA/OUT 725A E00:04
P LGA/OFF 749A
P PHL/ON 839A
P PHL/IN 844A
Jan 21, 2010, 8:44 am
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